13 Stripes and 51 Stars

Post by zck » Wed, Jun 09, 2010, 10:42 PM UTC

Tautology wrote: post #24

Perceval wrote: post #8

I wonder why there are no valid patterns for 87 stars?

Same with 69 stars, must be a mathematical error not a actual arrangement problem.

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jun 09, 2010, 10:44 PM UTC

gojomo wrote: post #15

protomyth wrote: post #2

uhm "The United States Army Institute of Heraldry has plans for flags with up to 56 stars" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Institute_of... http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/

Six more? Puerto Rico, DC, British Columbia, Baja California, Cuba, and...? It's interesting to see all the areas worldwide that have, at one time or another and with varying degrees of seriousness, been proposed as new US states. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/51st_state

Post by eru » Wed, Jun 09, 2010, 10:47 PM UTC

gaius wrote: post #19

gojomo wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Six more? Puerto Rico, DC, British Columbia, Baja California, Cuba, and...? It's interesting to see all the areas worldwide that have, at one time or another and with varying degrees of seriousness, been proposed as new US states. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/51st_state

Britain?

Post by eli » Thu, Jun 10, 2010, 1:23 PM UTC

Perceval wrote: post #10

eli wrote: post #7

Sad that Puerto Rico might become a state before DC

Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution provides for a federal district (distinct from the states) to serve as the seat of government. The location of the federal district was a result of a compromise between Hamilton, Madison, and Jefferson. The U.S. capital city was New York at the time. Jefferson didn't want the federal government controlled by one of the largest Northern states. So he struck a bargain with Hamil…