vote with your tectonic plate

GPS sparks boundary wars. New measurements tell Rhode Islanders that they live in Connecticut, and so on. (Thanks to Monty Solomon for the link.) If it were a question of private property, I believe the rule of adverse possession would decide in favor of the occupants. But in matters of Government one can’t allow common sense, or such trifles as the reasonable expectations of the people affected, to get in the way.

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