Rhode-Assachusetts

The United States of America. It's a rather grand title if you think about it. For such a relatively young country, it has a bold name that expresses the unity of its fifty states. As the United States continues to expand and acquire new territories, its current leaders contemplate adding more states to the nation. While that is alright by itself, the idea of unbalancing the wonderful, even number of 50 states bothers me.

Ergo, I humbly recommend that we combine two small, pre-existing states into one state if we are to add another territory to the country.

While some of my friends recommended that we combine the Carolinas or the Dakotas into one (as they would be the simplest) I feel that lacks style. I believe that it would be best to combine the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts- that's right-

                   Rhode-Assachusetts 

Why? I could give a bunch of reasons-

- Both states are part of the original 13 colonies.
- They are RIGHT NEXT to each other
-Both states are small enough that, when combined, they would not be disproportionately large in relation to the surrounding states.

In reality though-

It sounds funny.

I would love to fill out that I live in the state of Rhode-Assachusetts on all legal forms, SAT tests, letter envelopes, and more. Every time I say it I giggle.

Next time we add a state to the union, please please please let it be the lang of the free and the home of the brave- Rhode- Assachusetts.