Is reunification of the US and the UK a possibility?

Rameses · 28 Apr 2011 at 23:46

WAIT! Before the serious krew start tapping away on their warrior keyboards allow me to digress. I was only reading up about the US support of the Royal Family ((probably greater support/interest than actual UK citizens, sadly.)) and somehow came across this from Answers.com which made me lol' a bit and thought would make a great GD thread.

Possibly in the longer term it is. But it would probably mean that the United Kingdom would lose its monarchy unless the US constitution was amended as states are not allowed to be monarchies and the likelyhood of the USA adopting the British monarchy again is very low. If the UK were to join, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland could form one state each. England, with a population 2.5 times larger than California, America's most populous state, would probably need to be divided into several states. England forms 9 regions though, so each one of these could be a state. Perhaps Ireland could also join them in forming a state as well.

I think more likely is reunification of the United Kingdom and Canada as each country has the same head of state already and Canadian's feel culturally much more "British" than do Americans. Another exciting and very real possibility, is the reunification of Southern Ireland with the UK over the next few decades. This one has actual support from quite a few people and even groups actively working towards this goal. Sure to be something that gains momentum over time and it would be great to see the division of the British Isles come to an end finally once and for all.

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_reunification_of_the_US_and_the_UK_a_possibility#ixzz1KrOfixnp

...but lets discuss if it were EVER to happen, how would it (under what circumstances) and would the US accept the monarchy or would we become a US state...

GO!

badcompany · 28 Apr 2011 at 23:48

lol they can come begging back to us cap in hand once the Dollar crashes and China refuses to continue to bankroll them.

EdwardTeach · 28 Apr 2011 at 23:49

Laughable.

Castiel · 28 Apr 2011 at 23:51

We would welcome our errant children back into the loving embrace of Empire.

Rameses · 28 Apr 2011 at 23:53

Castiel said:
We would welcome our errant children back into the loving embrace of Empire.

Helios1234 · 28 Apr 2011 at 23:56

Surely if they adopted the British Monarchy, they would join us as opposed to us joining them... so it would still be the UK.

Cybermyk · 28 Apr 2011 at 23:58

They owe us a LOT of taxes.

PermaBanned · 28 Apr 2011 at 23:59

If they want our Monarchy then they're bloody welcome to them

Spleenus · 29 Apr 2011 at 00:00

At least we wouldn't need to pay for the ESTA to go over there!

Grandmaster Fap! · 29 Apr 2011 at 00:00

No never, we aint coming back you limey scummers!!

EdGey · 29 Apr 2011 at 00:00

You know for some reason, I dont quite fancy this country being a state in the US.

Spleenus · 29 Apr 2011 at 00:01

Helios1234 said:
Surely if they adopted the British Monarchy, they would join us as opposed to us joining them... so it would still be the UK.

Would that mean it's the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the United States of North America?

setter · 29 Apr 2011 at 00:01

Cybermyk said:
They owe us a LOT of taxes.

Well tbf, they did loan us an awful lot of money and military support during ww2.

OpenToSuggestions · 29 Apr 2011 at 00:02

setter said:
Well tbf, they did loan us an awful lot of money and military support during ww2.

Only when they got attacked. Before that they did jack all.

setter · 29 Apr 2011 at 00:07

They were offering support via lend lease well before pearl harbor was attacked.

PermaBanned · 29 Apr 2011 at 00:07

Spleenus said:
Would that mean it's the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the United States of North America?

Would it not just be the United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and North America?

Westyfield2 · 29 Apr 2011 at 00:09

Castiel said:
We would welcome our errant children back into the loving embrace of Empire.

Fenris · 29 Apr 2011 at 00:10

I would rather the EU was dissolved first personally.

*Disclaimer - I don't know what I'm talking about.

Amp34 · 29 Apr 2011 at 00:13

Dissolved? With Acid?

I like that idea! Although maybe we can keep the Alps as a kind of island mountain range for skiing...

Mickie · 29 Apr 2011 at 00:14

if it meant i was free to move to america i wouldnt mind it, get the hell out of the uk and live in california, best place ive ever been