America needs new states not only to provide ... all of which would help assure that the break up improved national governance. But carving the four megastates into three or more states each ...

which included a provision allowing Texas to be sub-divided into up to four more states with slavery being banned in states carved out of Texas territory north of the Missouri Compromise line and ...

It is often (and rightly) said today that there are many people and forces working to divide America ... to two or more states, a single state cannot be carved up into multiple ones.

What is a person worth in America ... counted as they move up the chain from local communities to state. This is influenced by how district boundaries are drawn within states to make sure that ...