Why is each state entitled to a star on the national flag?

It was the 13 colonies who sacrificed in the battle against the British; then, after the fact, here come these Johnny Come Lately states saying, "Hey, can we join now that all the fighting is done?" And we say, "Sure! And by the way, here's a star for you."

I say, yeah, they can join, but only the elite 13 get a star -- you want a star, start your own country...

There are some legitimate forms of discrimination, particularly based on intelligence. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being bias against idiots, imbeciles, morons and stupid people.

Have you every noticed how perfectly healthy people will wait for an elevator to go from the 2nd to the first floor or vice versa? How lazy is that?

Who does Delaware think they are fooling? There is no such thing as a first state any more than there is a second or third state in the union. The first thirteen all become states simultaneously long before the US Constitution was ever dreamed and if that is not the case then the Declaration of Independence is lie...