Fifty-one Nifty United States?

This is NOT the American flag – that only has 50 stars. But this 51-star design may soon become the American flag if Arizona splits into two, so you should probably get used to it now.

Today, I came across the website for a political group called Start Our State. Their aim is for the southern parts of Arizona to become a new state called Baja Arizona. However, there are some parts of the world that I feel to be more deserving of the 51st star. For instance, the Bahamas, which are just to the east of Florida, should join the US, either as part of Florida or as a state in its own right. This way, American travellers to the popular tourist destination wouldn't have airport security touching their private areas (it's not an initiation ritual, it's just part of the over-the-top security measures at international airports in post-9/11 America) because they will still be in America upon landing in Nassau. Or maybe, all of Washington DC (excluding the National Mall, Capitol Hill, and the White House) could become a new state or join Maryland or Virginia. There is also a movement for the counties near the Oregon-California border to form a new state called Jefferson. Or they could add US territories as states, for instance, Puerto Rico can become a state with or without the US Virgin Islands; or the territories in the Pacific (Guam and Northern Marianas; the independent nations of Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau; and maybe American Samoa) can join Hawaii or become a new state which could be called Pacifica. And while we're on the topic of adding Pacific islands to the portfolio, maybe New Zealand should become the next state. I can think of several reasons why New Zealand should become the 51st state of the United States:

1. We would now get to bully Australia (and probably bowl them underarm).
   
2. No more royal tours.
   
3. Cheaper gas (or petrol as it's called here).
   
4. The SAS would get the much cooler name of Delta Force.
   
5. We would now be with the possessors of the Olympic Gold Medal for Rugby Union.
   
6. We instantly have an effective free trade agreement with the US, and will be part of the NAFTA free trade alliance with Canada and Mexico.
   
7. The ANZUS Treaty would then become the A’n'US treaty.
   
8. Just as one has African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Arab-Americans, we would be Kiwi-Americans.
   
9. We'd no longer need to fund MFAT (whatever that is).
   
10. Someone earning NZ$100,000 (just over US$80,000) would only pay 19.5% federal income tax (in addition to what I hope are relatively small state taxes) instead of the average 29.5% currently imposed.
    
11. Those indecent nutjobs at airport security won't need to touch our junk when we go to, for example, New York or LA, because we'd already be in America.
    
12. Even though we'd be part of America, we would now have a New Zealander in charge instead of an old British woman.
    
13. The Breakers could leave the Australian National Basketball League and join the NBA.
    
14. 1- and 5-cent pieces will make a comeback.
    
15. Because we might have to change our time zone from UTC+12 to UTC-12, New Zealand can celebrate the 4th of July twice in the lead-up to statehood.
    

UPDATE: I've just thought of one more: Because we would have to start driving on the right, that means we could import nice-looking cars direct from Italy or the US without having to shift the steering wheel.