D.C. Statehood Bill

[Ivytalk]

On party-line vote , a House committee votes out a D.C. statehood bill. It will likely pass the full House but is DOA in the Senate. “Washington Douglass Commonwealth.” Nice ring to it. Donks tried to anticipate constitutional objections by carving out all the federal office buildings. But you probably still need a Constitutional Amendment IMHO.

[89Hen]

Way above my pay grade, but why not just somehow throw DC into Maryland for voting purposes. Not that I want them, but I'm tired of hearing them whine. We're already voting Blue, so it don't matter.

[dbackjon]

One of the Democratic mistakes when they held all Branches from 2009-10 was not giving DC Statehood then.

It is beyond stupid NOT to have DC a state. It has a population larger than two states, and growing.

[SDHornet]

One of the Democratic mistakes when they held all Branches from 2009-10 was not giving DC Statehood then.

It is beyond stupid NOT to have DC a state. It has a population larger than two states, and growing.

I don't blame donks for wanting DC as a state. 2 more donk senators and another House rep. Come to think of it, it's the same reason they think Puerto Rico being a state is a legit idea.

No to both.

[BDKJMU]

One of the Democratic mistakes when they held all Branches from 2009-10 was not giving DC Statehood then.

It is beyond stupid NOT to have DC a state. It has a population larger than two states, and growing.

Wrong. The donks couldn't have passed a constitutional amendment 2009-2010 to make DC a state.

So what it has a population larger than 2 states. So do close to 20 other cities, all of which are growing also.

[GannonFan]

One of the Democratic mistakes when they held all Branches from 2009-10 was not giving DC Statehood then.

It is beyond stupid NOT to have DC a state. It has a population larger than two states, and growing.

I'm not in favor of it being a state - sure, it has the population, but it has no land area (hence why it's a city). Even tiny Rhode Island is about 18x bigger than DC. I'm with 89, I'd be in favor of rolling them into Maryland for the purposes of representation in Congress, since that's where all the land came from. They already get to vote for President so that's the only thing missing. Heck, they could likely allow the population in DC to be considered part of Maryland without a Constitutional amendment whereas trying to make it a state without an amendment would likely tie it up in the courts for a long time.

Oh, and what's up with changing it from the "District of Columbia"? Why are they anti-female and want to change it?

[mainejeff]

No one wants to have an odd number of states.....50 is perfect. If they made DC a state maybe they could combine the Dakotas? They will be Red forever so politically there's nothing to worry about. Dakota sounds a lot cooler than the directionals as well.

[89Hen]

If they made DC a state maybe they could combine the Dakotas? They will be Red forever so politically there's nothing to worry about. Dakota sounds a lot cooler than the directionals as well.

You could also combine RI and CT, or VT and NH.

[Gil Dobie]

No one wants to have an odd number of states.....50 is perfect. If they made DC a state maybe they could combine the Dakotas? They will be Red forever so politically there's nothing to worry about. Dakota sounds a lot cooler than the directionals as well.

So what happened to the other 7 states, I've been to all 57?

[mainejeff]

If they made DC a state maybe they could combine the Dakotas? They will be Red forever so politically there's nothing to worry about. Dakota sounds a lot cooler than the directionals as well.

You could also combine RI and CT, or VT and NH.

That would be tougher because of more diverse politics.....and it would fuck up the 50 state thing.

[mainejeff]

No one wants to have an odd number of states.....50 is perfect. If they made DC a state maybe they could combine the Dakotas? They will be Red forever so politically there's nothing to worry about. Dakota sounds a lot cooler than the directionals as well.

So what happened to the other 7 states, I've been to all 57?

I know.....Osama was a dunce!

[Gil Dobie]

So what happened to the other 7 states, I've been to all 57?

I know.....Osama was a dunce!

[tribe_pride]

You could also combine RI and CT, or VT and NH.

That would be tougher because of more diverse politics.....and it would fuck up the 50 state thing.

Yeah but if you combine the Dakotas you are taking away 2 R senators and adding 2 D senators with DC. That's never going to go through if you do it that way..

[93henfan]

That would be tougher because of more diverse politics.....and it would fuck up the 50 state thing.

Yeah but if you combine the Dakotas you are taking away 2 R senators and adding 2 D senators with DC. That's never going to go through if you do it that way..

Simple solution: combine CT and RI (deep blue) and create Delmarva (deep red)

You're welcome.

For clarification, the portion of New Castle County DE above the C&D Canal would remain Delaware. It would take Louisiana off the hook as the most violent, uneducated, unhealthy state in the country.

[cx500d]

Way above my pay grade, but why not just somehow throw DC into Maryland for voting purposes. Not that I want them, but I'm tired of hearing them whine. We're already voting Blue, so it don't matter.

No kidding, especially seeing that it was carved out of MD anyway.

Probably the entrenched DC bureaucrat polis wouldn’t want to cede their autocratic authority to a state


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[93henfan]

Way above my pay grade, but why not just somehow throw DC into Maryland for voting purposes. Not that I want them, but I'm tired of hearing them whine. We're already voting Blue, so it don't matter.

No kidding, especially seeing that it was carved out of MD anyway.

Probably the entrenched DC bureaucrat polis wouldn’t want to cede their autocratic authority to a state


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The Ward chiefs wouldn't mind. They're sensible people.

[Winterborn]

No one wants to have an odd number of states.....50 is perfect. If they made DC a state maybe they could combine the Dakotas? They will be Red forever so politically there's nothing to worry about. Dakota sounds a lot cooler than the directionals as well.

I have no desire to be in the same state as the hooligans to the south.

[GannonFan]

Way above my pay grade, but why not just somehow throw DC into Maryland for voting purposes. Not that I want them, but I'm tired of hearing them whine. We're already voting Blue, so it don't matter.

No kidding, especially seeing that it was carved out of MD anyway.

Probably the entrenched DC bureaucrat polis wouldn’t want to cede their autocratic authority to a state


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Don't they currently, in essence, cede their authority to Congress?

[mainejeff]

That would be tougher because of more diverse politics.....and it would fuck up the 50 state thing.

Yeah but if you combine the Dakotas you are taking away 2 R senators and adding 2 D senators with DC. That's never going to go through if you do it that way..

True. It should just stay the way that it is.....like God intended.

[cx500d]

No kidding, especially seeing that it was carved out of MD anyway.

Probably the entrenched DC bureaucrat polis wouldn’t want to cede their autocratic authority to a state


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Don't they currently, in essence, cede their authority to Congress?

Hell no, it’s like a banana republic dictatorship.


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