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It;s explicitly against the Constitution
They don't care.
It;s explicitly against the Constitution
where will they put the extra star? US flag is pretty crowded already.
where will they put the extra star? US flag is pretty crowded already.
Notable but what’s the purpose of this ?
this will likely pave the path to more separation
Pretty surprising but DC has a larger population than two states:
They're already part of a state so they get a say in who the Senators are.....DC residents don't. They're being taxed without representation so to speak.
No thanks, we have enough of our own "diversity" to babysit and endlessly support.Good, make PR, Samoa, and Guam states too
what’s the benefit of making it a state ? Only 700k people live there
15-20% of the population has 2 residence; if not 2 countries.
Is DC really big enough to be its own state?
Washington, DC is the capital city of the United States and obviously not a state. It is declared as such in the U.S. Constitution. The House's vote to make it a state was therefore unconstitutional. It is all just a power grab by Democrats, and if they had the Senate as well the legislation would have been challenged in the Supreme Court.Only passed the House but worth noting as it's the first time this has ever passed. It would still need to go through the Senate and President so at the moment, it's probably dead. Not sure if Pelosi is allowed to hold onto it until 2021 to send it to the Senate but either way, Dems would need to win the Senate, expect a consensus majority there. It looks like the President might not be involved in this process at all.
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House approves Washington, D.C., statehood in historic vote
Reuters
Republicans have always been against representation for people they don't agree with. Which is what you are mirroring here. The people in DC have no representation, and you are advocating they don't deserve it because they aren't Republicans.Democratic power grab.
Democrats be like, "Two more Senate seats? Yes please."