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Comment by jfengel

He probably can rename New Mexico. Not formally, but he can tell government mapmakers to do it, and require it on government communications. Google would probably follow, after deciding that the national mapping authority overrides the local mapping authority.

It wouldn't change the actual name, as registered in law, and all of the things done by the state government wouldn't change. I'm not sure if it would affect the Post Office.

It would be a massive bureaucratic nightmare, but seeing it on Google would suffice for him.

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