Feb. 20: I really did not anticipate this question being taken so seriously.

After four long years of work, many miles of cross country campaigning, and millions of dollars in bribes, you’ve been elected President of the United States. Congratulations. One day you’re sitting in the oval office laughing at the huge mistake made by the 3% of the population who bothered to vote, when you declare it time for an executive order. You’ve decided that 50 states is just too many. You want to get rid of 2 of them. You’re kind of partial to Alaska and Hawai’i, so those stay. All the others are fair game. Unfortunately, you have to justify yourself to those jerks in Congress. So, what states are getting the ax and why?

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Yahoo! Answers:

I'd make a horrible president leave it to Obama

I'd put Futurama back on air

i dont even wanna think bout that αмєяι¢αи ∂α∂ я υѕ™ ツ

(Well, I'm sorry I disturbed you...)

I would axe the states with the most racists. So two deep red(right wing Republican) states in the south somewhere

california, get rid of the idiots. and texas, if the dont want to be here then neither do i.
('if they dont want to be here neither do i...' So, he would get rid of it and come with us?)

Man I would like to keep all 50, but probably Wyoming and Montana.
What the ---- happens in those two places? or what in sam's heck goes on in Delaware nowadays?

California and New York. Because they have not been part of the US for years.
(i apparently need a new map)

Utah-Full of Mormons.

dam, its a little late for my brain to work, but i say NM and NH, i got good justification for it but I just cant be bothered right now. But here is a hint, they are both border states, ok, there cant be a country with a country people...I would not have a problem to make donation to Canada, maybe make NM exclusively Indian territory, free from any US law.
(i'm voting for this guy...)

Arizona and New Mexico,,, give them back to mexico.

Obcourse the poorest states will get the ax.
(Obcouse...)

I'd amalgamate North and South Dakota, and North and South Carolina. That way you're getting rid of two states, but still keeping all the citizens and infrastructure. But no matter what you (hypothetically) do, you'll never keep everyone happy. *Not a bad answer from a Canadian, I'd say.

if i was the president of the united states of αмєяι¢α and i had to get rid of two states...i would get rid of nebraska because who the ---- gives a ---- about nebraska, and i could care less about north dakota.

1. California- Half that state hates America anyway and they always wish they did't live here and call it the "worst country in the world" and ---- like that. So let them be thier own country and see how they do. Any loyal Americans could move back into the country.
2. North Dakota- Tiny population and i couldnt think of anything good hahah

Why get rid of them... why not just take over the census and have political control of all the states? Oh, it's already in the process of being done!
(We'll all be sorry when the Census Bureau is running our lives)

why would i want to get rid of two states? i think this question is kinda pointless....

Since the federal union is made up of the "several states" the federal government can not get rid of states at whim. Read the Constitution before posting hypotheticals.

(Perhaps I need to check the definition of 'hypothetical' again, but...)

i wouldnt want to be president

I would merge the Dakotas into one state, and the Virginias into another - 48 states.

The two smallest states with small populations, no one would miss them ! Makes sense to me.

hmm... i like cheese so i think ill keep wisconsin i also like oranges so ill keep florida.. i think delaware because it seems like its nowhere and ill get rid of road island because its so small..

california.....and make arnold schwartzenegger vice president
texas....give it to mexico.....they are loud and obnoxious anyways : )

(In summary, I would like to point out that I am a loud and obnoxious racist that no longer wants to be part of this country.)