Talk:Jefferson (proposed U.S. state)

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What other proposed states have there been? I know Puerto Rico. I guess there's two types: territories already in the US and those outside the US like PR. --Chavez 04:20, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

See 51st state and List of U.S. state secession proposals for a number of these. Sarge Baldy 22:12, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 State box 2 Jefferson Rocks!!!! 3 Redding 4 Other use of name 5 Improper Editing 6 Move to "Jefferson (proposed U.S. state)" 7 Talk: Fisheries Plan

[edit] State box

Isn't it a bit misleading to use the standard state box in describing the State of Jefferson, if it's still only a state of mind? For starters, unless they have some kind of governing body already, they can't really have an official state flag and whatnot; borders and other statistics might be better as "projected area" or "proposed area." Maybe a better phrasing would be "proposed state flag" or "official flag of the State of Jefferson Citizen's Committee"? Very interesting article here! Keep up the good work, --Khazar 16:23, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

I added proposed to the infobox header, hopefully that's prominent enough to get the point across. --iMb~Meow 22:53, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jefferson Rocks!!!!

I am from the "State" of Jefferson and I think the idea totally rocks!!! All Oregon politics are decided in Portland and Salem and all California politics are decided in Southern Cali. People in Northern Cali. and Southern Oregon are fed up with being ignored. The State of Jefferson still has support!

63.149.54.99 20:39, 31 May 2006 (UTC)Mel

[edit] Redding

According to this article, Redding, California would be the largest city in the state of Jeffeson. Yet, Redding is the county seat Shasta County, which according to this article, would not be a part of Jefferson. So is Redding in Jefferson or not???

-User: Mmace91

That's the neat thing about an imaginary state, it can contain as many cities as you like ;) The current-day Jefferson pipe dream adds several counties to the south and north that didn't participate in the 1940s demonstrations. See for example this version from the people who sell the Jefferson merchandise. --iMb~Meow 20:26, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Updated the map thingy to help explain the mystery of Redding :) --iMb~Meow 23:32, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Just to set the record straight, Shasta County is indeed part of the State of Jefferson as per the "Statham Talks" during the 90's on the State of Jefferson.

[edit] Other use of name

In the days when American adventurists were agitating to annex the remainder of the so-called Oregon Country, which is to say, British Columbia, the state-name proposed was Jefferson; this was 1858-1860 or so.Skookum1 16:49, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Improper Editing

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NorCalHistory 21:21, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Move to "Jefferson (proposed U.S. state)"

This isn't a current state, so to remain factual, we should only note it as a proposed U.S. state. At its current state, this article implies that this is a current U.S. state. --Mrmiscellanious 20:20, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Talk: Fisheries Plan

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Many citizens of "Jefferson" feel threatened by National Marine Fisheries Service's plans to create fish hatcheries along the Klamath River, as well as creating a buffering zone along the river. This buffering zone would oust many people from their homes and even demolish an entire town.

could be improved wrt pov. How about...

Many citizens of "Jefferson" feel threatened by National Marine Fisheries Service's plans to create fish hatcheries along the Klamath River, as well as creating a buffering zone along the river. These plans attempt to address the drastic reduction in the number of salmon in the Klamath. The buffering zone would oust many people from their homes and even demolish an entire town name the town, and put citation here.

with better wordsmithing – the point is to balance the entry to explain the Fisheries Service plans. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 157.127.124.15 (talk) 00:07, 30 January 2007 (UTC).