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Here’s twenty-five for you. Maybe I’ll do the rest later. . . .The Arkansas Traveler (trad.)Louisiana Man (Doug Kershaw)Texas Blues (Gary Moore)Mississippi Queen (Mountain)Tennessee Stud (Jimmy Driftwood)Kentucky Woman (Deep Purple)Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)Oklahoma (Rogers and Hammerstein, from Oklahoma)Georgia On My Mind (Ray Charles)State of Florida (Less Than Jake)Carolina In My Mind (James Taylor, who grew up in North Carolina)Virginia Reel (trad.)West Virginia, My Home (Kathy Mattea)Maryland, My Maryland (James Ryder Randall)Illinois (Dan Fogelberg)Iowa (Dar Williams)Gary, Indiana (Robert Preston, from The Music Man)On, Wisconsin! (University of Wisconsin fight song)Nebraska (Bruce Springsteen)We’re Not In Kansas (Big Country)The Michigan Rag (Michigan J. Frog)Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio (John Denver)Pennsylvania 6–5000 (Glenn Miller; technically about the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City, but oh well)Jersey Bounce (Ella Fitzgerald)New York Groove (originally recorded by Hello, but really, Ace Frehley owns it. If you argue that this is about the city but not the state, how about “Southern California Wants To Be Western New York,” by Dar Williams.)UPDATE: A few more while I’ve got a few minutes. Erik Painter has some suggestions which I have adopted, but others that I’ve replaced with songs closer to my personal tastes. . .Just A Little Bit South of North Carolina (Dean Martin; I’ll count this as South Carolina, because we used “Carolina In My Mind” for North Carolina)Delaware Slide (George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers)Missouri Waltz (Johnny Cash)The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota (“Weird Al” Yankovic)North Dakota (Lyle Lovett)Rapid City, South Dakota (Kinky Friedman)Montana (Frank Zappa)Idaho Red (Wade Ray)The Hills of Wyoming (Gene Autry)Sands of Nevada (Mark Knopfler)Utah (The Osmonds; only because “If You Could Hie To Kolob” doesn’t count)Hotel Arizona (Wilco)Arriba Nuevo Mexico (Roberto Griego)I Guess He’d Rather Be In Colorado (John Denver)Rhode Island Is Famous For You (Blossom Dearie)Massachusetts (Ylvis—sorry, Bee Gees, you’ve been replaced forever)Ballad of the 20th Maine (Ghost of Paul Revere)Putnam’s Camp, Redding, Connecticut (Charles Ives. If we have to have a pop song, substitute “The Wives Are In Connecticut” by Carly Simon)New Hampshire (Sonic Youth)Moonlight in Vermont (Frank Sinatra)Oregon Trail (Woody Guthrie)Washington Talkin’ Blues (Woody Guthrie)Blue Hawaii (Elvis Presley)Alaska (Dr. Dog)Washington Post March (John Phillip Sousa; this title is about Washington DC, because I’m getting ahead of the curve)Lamento Borincano (Javier Solis; also ahead of the curve)

It’s not a legend. It is a fact. The "Charter Oak" within which the Connecticut colonial charter was briefly hidden, stood on the Wyllys estate in Hartford until it was felled by a windstorm in 1856.Clearly the circumstances surrounding this “legend” were very significant, and many of the issues that were raised at the time can be seen as resurfacing during the crisis of the American Revolution and the formulation of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights in the century to come.The Dominion of New England was formed by Royal decree of Charles II in 1686 under Governor Sir Edmund Andros and merged the independent colonies of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, together into one large colony. Colonial charters were confiscated — all but that of Connecticut, which was hidden in the hollow of an oak tree, a legally meaningless but highly symbolic gesture. From hence comes the phrase charter oak, which is common in Connecticut to this day. The specific objectives of the Dominion included the regulation of trade under the Lords of Trade, reformation of land title practices to conform more closely to English methods and practices, coordination on matters of defense, and a streamlining of the colonial administration. While there were riots among the residents in Massachusetts, only the legislatures of Connecticut and Rhode Island refused to recognize the legitimacy the Dominion.The Seal of the Dominion of New England under the brief reign of James IIThe imposition of the Dominion caused a furor, and Andros made the wrong moves at every turn in the crisis:Local governance: Massachusetts had a long history of virtually theocratic rule, in addition to their widespread resistance to the Navigation Acts, and they exhibited little tolerance for supporters of the Church of England. Charles II had repeatedly sought to change the Massachusetts government, but they resisted all substantive attempts at reform. In 1683, legal proceedings began to vacate the Massachusetts charter; it was formally annulled in June 1684.“The colonists left their rights behind when they left England.” — Edmund AndrosReligion: In 1686, Governor Andros founded the King’s Chapel congregation in Massachusetts, which was the first Anglican church in colonial New England. In 1688, when the puritans in Boston refused to sell land to the congregation on which to build a church, Andros directed the King’s Chapel to be built on public land on the corner of an old puritan burying ground. His late careful preservation of a Catholic chapel in Castin, Maine in 1688 became a source of accusations of "popery" against Andros and James II.Representative government: The individual colonial assemblies were disbanded and replaced by a single royal governor and privy council. In 1687, Andros was so angered by Connecticut's failure to cooperate with the new regime that he and armed retainers tried to take physical possession of the colony’s charter. The Connecticut colonists hid the document within a crevice of an old oak tree. Whatever the truth, Connecticut records show that its government formally surrendered its seals and ceased operation. Andros then traveled throughout the colony, making judicial and other appointments among his supporters, before returning to Boston.The right to bear arms: Elections of colonial militia officers, however, were compromised when many of them refused to serve in the Royal army. Two companies of red-coated British troops, a 74-gun ship of the line, and the first Anglican clergyman to arrive in Massachusetts accompanied Andros in an effort to suppress dissent. In 1689, a well-organized "mob" of provincial militia and citizens formed in the town of Boston, the capital of the dominion, and arrested dominion officials. Members of the Church of England were also taken into custody if they were believed to sympathize with the administration of the dominion. Neither faction sustained casualties during the revolt.Checks and Balances: In 1688 during the crisis known as the Glorious Revolution, the British Crown, under Andros, briefly attempted to consolidate arbitrary royal rule over the so-called Dominion of New England (including New York and New Jersey) in which the power of the legislatures were limited, the towns restricted to a single annual meeting, and the establishment of Anglicanism enforced.Property: Because the old charters had been revoked, all the old land titles were brought into question. All landowners were informed that the titles to their land had been voided. The land now belonged to the king and the landowners were required to petition the government for new titles. To make matters worse, the government soon discovered that many colonials had actually purchased their land directly from the local Native tribes, which was not allowed, and lacked any proof or evidence of ownership.Taxation: Since Massachusetts had no pre-existing tax laws, a scheme of taxation and revenue enhancement was created by the Lords of Trade in London that would apply to the entire dominion. The first proposal derived its revenues from import duties, principally from alcohol production. The first attempts to enforce the revenue laws were met with stiff resistance from a number of communities. Relatively poor landowners were hard hit because of the high rates on livestock, and mariners from duties derived from whaling. Sources of revenue for the individual towns were now directed to the dominion government.The residents of the city, arresting dominion officials and Anglicans. Promised safe conduct, Andros was marched under guard to the townhouse where the colonial council had assembled. He and others were held for 10 months before being sent to England for trial. However, Andros was well received at the court upon his return to England and was appoint Governor of Virginia.The attempt to establish the Dominion failed due to the anger it generated on many levels, but the imposition of Anglicanism and regular troops played a large part in raising colonial ire. King James II (Stuart) was successfully deposed, and the individual colonies returned to their previous form of local governance in 1691 by decree of William III and Mary (Stuart), James’ own elder daughter. The Stuarts had believed that the well being of the empire lay in the enforcement of the Navigation Acts; that the colonial governments had shown a tendency to resists such laws — a spirit of independence must be controlled. William and Mary made few changes in these policies.A Dutch rebel in New York named Jacob Leisler, buoyed by the crowning of William of Orange as king of England, raised a group of his countrymen, seized Fort William in lower Manhattan, and attempted to gain control of the colony. However, Albany was still controlled by the Conservative Party under the leadership of Mayor Peter Schuyler. The unrest continued until word came from King William and Queen Mary appointing Leisler governor. Ironically, Leisler was later hanged for having overstepped his authority and plotting treason.The new king and queen reissued the charters with additional guarantees of local sovereignty. Sam Adams later noted that the royal charters issued to many of the colonies and sanctioned at the end of the previous century by William III and Queen Mary secured to the American people “all the English liberties” and “some additional privileges which the common people in England had not.” It was at this time that the English Bill of Rights (1689) was issued, which contained provisions for the keeping and bearing of arms by the citizenry. The provisions contained in these documents were more than mere abstractions for the Patriots.

Yes. Texas is a swing state in 2020. In 2016 Texas voted for Trump 52 to 43%. Trump campaigned on a wall-building platform and the counties that border Mexico voted overwhelmingly against Trump and in favor of Clinton. And that was when some people believed Trump’s assurance Mexico was going to pay for the wall.I expect Trump’s failure to get Mexico to pay for the wall will cost him votes, as will his many other broken campaign promises, like getting rid of the deficit, and rebuilding the infrastructure. As the famous “Texan” President George W. Bush said, “There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.”[For my loyal readers from around the globe, George W. Bush was born in Connecticut and although he attended school in Texas as a a child, and was governor of the state for a while, he went to a private prep hIgh school in Massachusetts, and then studied at Yale in Connecticut and Harvard in Massachusetts, he also lived in Washington DC during his father’s presidential campaign and his own 8-year presidency. It is unclear how much time he spent in Texas. The quote is funny because President Bush said Tenessee first, as though he forgot that he was supposed to be Texan, then forgot the end of the saying, which is “shame on me” and he replaced it with something that sounded more like the title of the British rock band The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”]After two years with Donald Trump as president, in 2018 two incumbent Republican Texans were unseated in Congress and Democrats took their seats; currently there are 13 Democrats and 23 Republicans. It has been speculated that people coming out for midterm election to vote for Beto O’Rouke for Senate tilted the scales for congressional candidates, but it certainly signals a lack of support for a sitting president to vote for the other party in a midterm congressional election. The raw numbers seem to indicate that while a only few fewer people voted, they went from a 20 point difference to a 3 point difference. According to Wikipedia, in 2016 8,528,526 people voted in Texas House of Representative candidates. 37.06% for Democrats, 57.19% for Democrats. in 2018, 8,202,708 people voted for Texas House of Representatives, 47% for Democrat candidates and only 50.4% for Republicans.Here is 2016 Texas US House of Representatives election results from Wikipedia 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas - Wikipedia:2 years later, a lot of the blue got dark blue, some pink turned blue, and a lot of red got lighter:Notably, the two seats Republicans lost were in the Dallas-Fort Worth (32d District) and Houston (7th District) areas. Those two metropolitan regions plus San Antonio and Austin are where the 38 Texas E.C. votes can be taken in 2020.Since 2018 5 Republican Congressmen from Texas have announced they are retiring. Why Texas Republican Congressmen Are Jumping Ship in Droves. That article blames Donald Trump for Republican Texans quitting.Beto O’Rourke narrowly lost to Ted Cruz for one of the US Senate seats in 2018. Ted Cruz dropped from 56.46% against Paul Sadler’s 40.62% in 2012 to 50.82% against Beto O’Rourke’s 48.33%. In 2020 45% of voters polled say they will vote for a Democrat for Senate, and only 47% said they would vote for a Republican. Trump and Cornyn are in trouble in Texas, new poll shows | The Texas Signal. Decorated War veteran MJ Hegar is the front runner for the Democratic nomination. She was narrowly defeated (3%) in a 2018 run for the House in the 31st District (North Austin area).According to this article, Biden is 1 point behind Trump in Texas this month, June 2020. QU Poll Release Detail Trump’s approval rating in Texas is 45%. That’s below the national 49%. Trump’s approval rating has suffered nationally since the Covid-19 pandemic began, and Texas is a current hotspot for the disease. Trump’s opposition to allowing mail-in voting (for everyone but himself) is not popular in Texas, either.So yes, Texas is a swing state. Its 38 Electoral College votes could easily go against Donald Trump and for Joe Biden. Texas’ Senate seat could go to a Democrat, and some more of its house seats could flip, too.Oh, and liberal Joe Rogan is apparently moving to Texas, too, and who knows how many of the Joe-Ro-bots will follow. Rogan has been talking about leaving Los Angeles for a while now, and many people listen to him and it is quite possible that people will follow his example. Maybe not move to Texas, but certainly to red and purple areas. People who work on the Internet do not have to live in crowded, high-priced cities. A migration could tilt the balance in the US toward an Electoral College that more accurately represents the democratic majority.Of course, Joe (Rogan) is not going to vote for Joe (Biden) unless Tulsi Gabbard is his VP choice. He apparently intends to write in The Rock and Jocko.