Should US annex Canada?

[Arnold Schwarzenegger]

I am starting a debate on whether the USA should annex Canada or not. This is a huge topic, but I am not able to present a large introduction to it due to my gubernatorial duties I have to perform while you guys are posting here. We had several plans in the past to invade Canada, so it's not new. Their military is no match to ours, so we could bring them down in a few days according to my calculations. It seems reasonable enough to me, because they have

• intelligent manpower, great cities
• a lot of forests to chop down
• vast resources of oil and natural gas
• huge unpopulated areas where we could dump people from our overpopulated regions.

It can be true because there is a plan to impose a one world government. A world government that could handle situations like the one that caused the world financial crisis. In order to get a world government, we have to destroy existing nations. The European Union is a principal to that end. But we don't have that much time to get in the nitty-gritty of negotiations, especially with a nation that has French among its official languages. So I'd say a rational, cold-blooded, old-fashioned military invasion is the best option.

What say you?

[Stavroforos]

Most certainly.

[Tiberios]

Hell no in my opinion. It's up to the Canadians.

[nopasties]

No, the states are doing a good job F'N ourselves up and if it gets too bad I want somewhere to go.

[Arnold Schwarzenegger]

It's up to the Canadians.

So do you suggest a referendum should be held in Canada about this question?

"Do you want the USA to invade us?" Please mark your answer with an X.

"Yes."
"No."

[Tiberios]

So do you suggest a referendum should be held in Canada about this question?

"Do you want the USA to invade us?" Please mark your answer with an X.

"Yes."
"No."

Yeah, it isn't really up to anybody but the Canadians to determine if their own country are to remain independent or be a part of the US.

With an unelected monarch who cannot come from all segments of Canadian society as your head of state, eh?

believe it or not, some people, including myself, actually prefers a monarch instead of a president

[Holger Danske]

Hell no in my opinion. It's up to the Canadians.

I'm in for it. As long as we get Hans Island, plus some more...

[Markas]

Nah, you tried twice and failed twice. Best not to take the risk.

[Stavroforos]

Nah, you tried twice and failed twice. Best not to take the risk.

Well, there were powers that could stop the US then...now...not so much. Time to bring liberty to Canada!

[Markas]

Well, there were powers that could stop the US then...now...not so much. Time to bring liberty to Canada!

Take liberty to Canada? Coals to Newcastle springs to mind.

[Stavroforos]

Take liberty to Canada? Coals to Newcastle springs to mind.

What?

[AlSeeByeAhDeeze]

What?

It's a quote that refers to the time when newcastle was a major producer of coal. Hence bringing coal to newcastle was redundant and unnecessary. In this case he means we already have liberty, no sense in bringing your version of it. When will Americans learn?

Tidbit: Ironically enough, now Newcastle is a net importer of coal

[MaximiIian]

Nope. Canada should annex us, though. Reverse the treason of '76.

But, seriously, though. No, Canada's cool. They're fine as is.

[AlSeeByeAhDeeze]

Absolutely not. You've wasted your resources and destroyed your own country, you can't just move elsewhere when you've run your own territory down. You've made your bed, now you have to lie in it!

Canada ftw!

[Markas]

Nevermind.

[ShADoW]

Unless if they really want to fight over Canada

[King Edward III]

Never!

[Stavroforos]

Never!

It's been too long since we've had a good US vs. UK conflict. If we invade your colony, we can have part three!

[Markas]

It's been too long since we've had a good US vs. UK conflict. If we invade your colony, we can have part three!

Given up on the whole Greek thing eh? Suspected as much. Good ol' twc.

[Gauvin]

Technically, our province would have more autonomy as a U.S. state than it does as a Canadian province.

It could be considered a liberation.

The Queen, as head of state, as represented by the Governor General has plenty of theoretical power, but simply doesn't use it very often. They are consulted for general elections, dissolving Parliament and reading the Speech from the throne.

So, in other words, she's useless, not a very good reason for keeping it in place.

The real power in Canada is the head of the political party elected by the general population in general elections every 4ish years or so

It's important to point out that we don't elect our prime minister. In the U.S. they elect their representatives seperately from their head of state, which is better in my opinion. The U.S. also elects its senators, like Barack Obama, who would've probably never been a senator if they had the Canadian system where Senators are appointed, and can sit in the Senate until they're 75, which means its currently filled with wrinkly old members of the Liberal Party appointed who knows when, and whichever party is in power just appoints members from their party to take a seat in the Senate when one becomes available.

The Monarchy has very little actual usable power in Canada.

Again, so why keep it? Why is it good? You're simply pointing out over and over again how it's useless.