If Newt were to prove correct, then sure, it would never happen. But if the entirety of Canada were to become the 51st state, that would mean just two additional senators, not nearly enough to swing the balance of power in that chamber. We'd maybe have a proportionately representative number of seats in the House, but even though Canadians are overwhelmingly opposed to being annexed, there are parts of the country that lean strongly conservative/Conservative, so some of the seats for this new state would be won by Republicans. And besides, who's to say an annexation wouldn't result in Canada becoming a new territory, like Puerto Rico, without legislative representation at all?
If Newt were to prove correct, then sure, it would never happen. But if the entirety of Canada were to become the 51st state, that would mean just two additional senators, not nearly enough to swing the balance of power in that chamber. We'd maybe have a proportionately representative number of seats in the House, but even though Canadians are overwhelmingly opposed to being annexed, there are parts of the country that lean strongly conservative/Conservative, so some of the seats for this new state would be won by Republicans. And besides, who's to say an annexation wouldn't result in Canada becoming a new territory, like Puerto Rico, without legislative representation at all?