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Journalist, storyteller, lifelong reader. Texan by birth and by choice. Author of STEADY http://steady.substack.com  and WHAT UNITES US #WhatUnitesUs

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    Dan Rather‏Verified account @DanRather 2 May 2021

    The idea that you can’t add states to the Union is pretty much undercut by a flag with more than 13 stars.

    7:55 PM - 2 May 2021
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      2. Evan  ⚡️‏ @EvanPrim 2 May 2021
        Replying to @DanRather

        If we need to keep it at 50, though, we could always merge the Dakotas.

        7 replies 4 retweets 196 likes
      3. Barb‏ @spicedrum 2 May 2021
        Replying to @EvanPrim @DanRather

        Or the Virginias or Carolinas.

        14 replies 2 retweets 120 likes
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      1. 𝗚𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁‏ @GhostHDentist 2 May 2021
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        Will they print new flags or will we get a star mailed to us to sew onto our current flags?

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      2. Andrew Rudick‏ @andrew_rudick 2 May 2021
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        @Sen_JoeManchin still hasn’t explained his inaccurate constitutional take on this.

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      1. Artist Gail‏ @ArtistGailS 2 May 2021
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        I mean, we could always bo back to the original 13

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      2. csd‏ @csd 2 May 2021
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        I think it’s a form of OCD...people like clean even numbers.

        14 replies 2 retweets 44 likes
      3. JE Muir‏ @je_muir 2 May 2021
        Replying to @csd @DanRather

        Cool.. add Puerto Rico too

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      2. SoulSoldSeparately‏ @SoulSoldSeprtly 2 May 2021
        Replying to @DanRather

        Exactly! 37 states were added between 1776 and 1959. There’s a precedent!

        7 replies 5 retweets 91 likes
      3. Brandon Letzgo New Jersey pd  🚨‏ @mdklistings 2 May 2021
        Replying to @SoulSoldSeprtly @DanRather

        Those were all states. This is not a state!!!@!!

        12 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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