"Virginia, yall just making up states now"; "the literal first state btw"; "?" Picture of a map that looks like a very weird USA map with one section labeled '1st state' and one ACTUAL 1st state; "what the fuck is this"
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[–] 6 points 8 months ago (1 child)

While it is true that Virginia is a Commonwealth, it does not diminish the fact that it is a state.

Even though it was officially so declared in 1776, the status as a Commonwealth has no impact legally on the status of Virginia, and is impactful only in name & symbol.

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