political_decisions = {
	apply_for_USA_statehood2 = {
		picture = apply_for_USA_statehood
		potential = {
			exists = USA
			USA = { government = democracy }
			OR = {
				tag = NEW
				tag = MRU
				tag = COL
				tag = MTC
				tag = RPL
				tag = QUE
				tag = SON
				tag = BCA
				tag = CHU
				tag = RGR
				AND = {
					tag = CAN
					NOT = {
						owns = 13
						owns = 22
						owns = 30
						owns = 36
					}
				}
			}
			any_owned_province = {
				any_neighbor_province = { owned_by = USA }
			}
			OR = {
				government = democracy
				government = hms_government
				government = presidental_dictatorship
				government = fascist_dictatorship
				government = absolute_monarchy
			}
			NOT = { has_country_flag = usstatehood_we_have_applied }
		}
		allow = {
			war = no
			OR = {
				is_vassal = no
				vassal_of = USA
			}
			USA = {
				war = no
				is_sphere_leader_of = THIS
				NOT = { truce_with = THIS }
			}
			relation = {
				who = USA
				value = 175
			}
		}
		effect = {
			set_country_flag = usstatehood_we_have_applied
			random_owned = {
				limit = {
					owner = { tag = CAN }
				}
				owner = {
					any_owned = {
						limit = { is_core = QUE }
						remove_core = CAN
					}
				}
			}
			USA = {
				country_event = 16400
				war_exhaustion = -20
			}
		}
		ai_will_do = {
			factor = 1
		}
	}
}