lol...the "Louisiana Purchase Return Committee"

[Neecy]

Okay, this is from a Marxist source but it's an amusing idea. And...yay! I was born in the LP territories, so sign me up.

(Here's where "New France" would be, btw)




Our organization, the Louisiana Purchase Return Committee has been formed to facilitate the return of the Louisiana Purchase to its rightful owner France. Research shows that neither President Jefferson nor Napoleon Bonaparte were authorized to acquire on the one hand or to sell on the other the Louisiana Purchase.

We demand the immediate return of the States of Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Oklahoma to our true Fatherland-- France. We also maintain that all so-called American citizens living in the LP are actually, by right, French citizens.

There are many benefits to be gained by the population of the LP having their land, illegally sold by Napoleon, returned to France and their rightful French citizenship restored to them. For example-- they will have a better system of health care as French people. Everyone will be covered by medical insurance and will have affordable prescriptions as well. In addition high quality French wines will be readily available for consumption, replacing the California swill that passes for wine in the American occupied LP.

...The LP states will all become overseas departments of France with all the rights of French people. This means a more democratic system than they now live under. Presently they are subject to "red state terrorism"-- their science text books have nasty little stickers put in them attacking evolution and their public officials are elected in undemocratic winner take all elections, As French people we will have proportional representation and dozens of parties to choose from-- all will represented in the Parliament in Paris.



Okay, you Americans - out of my country, stat! And take Bush with you.


http://www.politicalaffairs.net/article/articleview/560/1/68

[Hobarticus]

1. Oh man...something like eighty days of vacation a year?

Where do I sign up?

[texastoast]

2. 242 varieties of cheese and counting

I'm THERE! Me and my heart valves!

[NOLALady]

3. I saw a poster today that read

"Chirac, Take Us Back!"

I'm ready. I'm brushing up on Kreyol.

[KamaAina]

9. "Buy us back, Chirac!"

from last year's Krewe du Vieux parade.

We haven't yet figured out what to rhyme with "Sarkozy"... :shrug:

[Solly Mack]

4. hehe

[HeraldSquare212]

5. Well, Spain would own it then

because the treaty that Napolean signed with Spain to ge the territory forbade him from selling it.

[mikeiddy]

6. Can we get them to take Texas too? (nt)

[youthere]

7. Iowan here! Where do I sign?

[Jacobin]

8. I'm THERE. Sign me up!

:bounce:

[baldguy]

10. California swill?!?

I'd put any Cali wine up against cheap vin ordinaire from Frogland.

[KatyaR]

11. Hey, I live in Oklahoma, and I'd be thrilled to be a French citizen--

US citizenship doesn't mean much these days.

Viva la France!

[azndndude]

12. FRANCE the rightful owner???

How about the millions of Indigenous people who were here first? As an Indigenous person this is another insult by descendants of the the European invaders and illegal occupiers.

[L. Coyote]

13. World Court overrules Pope. All conquered lands to be returned to Natives world-wide.

All Europeans in the Americas have begun swimming back across the Atlantic :rofl:

So, how was it determined that Catholic Royals could claim territory not yet possessed by Catholics?

FACT: On July 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI decreed that all discoveries 180 degrees east of the Azores should belong to Portugal and those for 180 degrees to the west to Spain.

How it was determined legally that Christians could take pagans as slaves and take possession of their property is a distinct question!

Hint: It wasn't a Congress. :rofl:

[renie408]

14. Plus, if you take those states out,

the rest of us might stand a chance in getting the same kind of government they have in France.