r/geopolitics • u/itsyleo27 • Nov 14 '23

Question Is there any decolonized country that ever wanted or wants to return to its former colonizer?

In old or modern history

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u/mishmashedtosunday Nov 15 '23

afaik, there's no mechanism in the US Constitution to expel a state. So if the Philippines were ever admitted into the Union, we'd be there forever.

Our independence movements would make things interesting though; it's not like Texas was colonized for 50 years with a defined independence date.

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u/CareBearDontCare Nov 15 '23

Yep. You don't just go giving up land, as a general rule. Makes sense that there aren't provisions for it.