Louisiana is the obvious choice, French heritage in a predominantly English heritage country.

I’d say Alaska. They actually have an active, though small, separatist movement up there.

Could be a couple:
Texas
Hawaii
Language (specifically French) is only one aspect of the distinction Quebecers make. They are ‘distinct culture’ and want to be recognised as such. Language isn’t the real issue it only exacerbates the issue.

Since I’m thinking this is supposed to be humorous–I’ll say “all 50″ each state is soveriegn right?

Texas

Clearly Texas.
They have a strong Republic of Texas separatist movement. And the rest of the country wishes they’d succeed . . .

Patrick,
Only if we (the rest of the country) get to keep the mineral rights.

Man, everyone always beats me. First choice was Texas, second was Alaska. !!!

As a native of Hawaii I have to say that for all of the jokes about Texas being its own country Hawaii definitely has the most developed group calling for “sovereignty”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_sovereignty_movement
This article brings up the little known (outside of Hawaii) fact that the US government forcibly put the Queen of Hawaii under house arrest and took the Republic of Hawaii by force.

The difference is that Quebec has culture…

Sorry, that was in reference to Texas, not Hawaii.

I’m thinking more along the lines of Oregon. Not so much language but more cultural, spiritual, political…

I’m going to throw the city-state of Miami/Dade into the mix. No, it’s not a state, but it likely dwarfs more than one state in population and certainly in cultural distinctiveness. Starting from the panhandle and working towards Miami, Florida begins, culturally, as part of the South, then morphs into the Northeast, then becomes the Cuban version of what used to be West Germany, only the wall is the Gulf Stream and a US embargo.

I would have to say California. Both are a pain in the neck and both have populations too big to ignore.

Washington D.C., because clearly they are poorly represented, but then again…they don’t want to be.
DJ
AMDG

Iraq!!

Pete,
Them’s hangin’ words.

Don’t really know, but wasn’t it Steinbeck in “Travels with Charlie” who said that while Alaska is the biggest state, Texas is the biggest state of mind. Does Quebec have the same rep?

Texas.
There is car in my neighborhood here in Kansas City, MO, that has Missouri plates but the plate holder says, “Texas Department of Colonization.”

I think it’s fairly well known that Alberta (my own province, I’m proud to say) is “Texas North”:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Alberta
The desire to secede is for entirely different reasons. Alaska or Hawaii would be better comparisons, I would think.

Has to be Texas, hands-down…every person I know from there owns a TX flag, talks it up like it’s the only state in the Union, etc.
See CAP News (satire, much like “The Onion” with which I’m familiar)
http://www.crystalair.com/content.php?id=27200710013

Pete
And like Texas, the rest of Canada wishes Alberta secession success, too!

test