[Loser]

Hawai'i is small and was taken from another Country (Spain I think, unless you count the Hawai'ian Monarchy). Alaska is sparsely populated and has been the territory of someone distant for a long time. Texas, as a country, was founded by Americans who really just wanted to take the land for Mexico (or was it New Spain at that time?) so that doesn't make a good parallel.

Add to this Australia's isolationist immigration laws, usage of the Metric System, Socialist government (compared to the U.S. anyway), and whole mess of other laws that differ widely from U.S. Federal Law and you have a long and awkward digestion process.

Not to say it isn't possible, but it sure would be uncomfortable.

[ July 17, 2003, 19:41: Message edited by: Loser ]