Can we redraw the map?

Imagine New Jersey merged into Pennsylvania?  Rhode Island into Connecticut?  Delaware into Maryland?  History be damned!  that is exactly what France may do if approved by Parliament.  French president Hollande is proposing significant changes to the national map, merging regions to eliminate bureaucracy.  America is, of course, rather different constitutionally, but it is an interesting idea.  http://www.france24.com/en/20140602-france-hollande-proposal-redraw-french-map-reduce-regions/