Talk:New York

For the record, the article should record the formal name "State of New York." Further, the article should identify the State of New York as a political subdivision of the USA, since we know that it continues to exist in both the ENT eras and in the novels set in the 2370s. On top of that, it's a mistake to immediately identify it as a "state" (formal name notwithstanding), because the use of the term "states" in the US government hierarchy. US states would be more accurately called provinces, as a "state," in the traditional sense of the term, is an independent, sovereign political entity. US states, on the other hand, lost their sovereignty to the US, though originally they were meant to retain it when the Union was formed. In other words, it is the United States of America that is the state, not the "states!" Anyway, it's a pretty academic distinction, but one that's important. -- Sci 14:45 4 JAN 2006 UTC