Originally Posted by
Asturias56
"As Territories became States that in turn joined the Union (ack 'Oklahoma') "
To be pedantic they started out with 13 States that then joined together to form the USA.
Mr Lincoln made it a club you can't leave.
Territories such as Kansas, OK, Alaska etc were administered by the US Govt until such times as they petitioned to become States - they were already in , they just took a measure of control and responsibility from the Feds
Thanks, Asturias. Unfortunately, Rodgers and Hammerstein omitted working that lot into the lyrics of Oklahoma. I claim artistic licence!
That a Federal Union equates to checking out of Hotel California is accepted absolutely and should be noted now by all EU members, just as it was by the UK.