Thoughts on DC and Puerto Rico statehood?

[dlk]

The House has already passed a bill for DC statehood and the referendum in Puerto Rico just passed. I’m wondering how long it would take for both of them to write and pass a state constitution. The potential for four more Democratic senators is very appealing.

[bottomofthehill]

1. No senate, no statehood

[dlk]

4. Yes, currently that's the case

It’s something worth planning for, though.

[In It to Win It]

11. Maybe the current Republican governor can make an appeal to her fellow GOPers

[onetexan]

13. yup we gotta fight like heck to get Ossoff & Warnock elected to get statehoods

[Statistical]

2. Without the Senate is it moot.

The process historically speaking has taken anywhere from 3 to 16 months although it probably would take a bit longer in the 21st century. Still it is deader than a doornail without a Blue Senate. There is a zero percent chance that any Republican will vote in favor of it. In fact there won't even be a vote. Mitch will ensure there is zero chance that there is even a vote or debate on it in the Senate.

[dlk]

6. If Mitch stays majority leader...

I think it’s definitely worth planning ahead for.

[dubyadiprecession]

3. I'm for it, but it is up to the people in Puerto Rico.

[Statistical]

5. The people in PR just voted in favor of statehood (yet again).

[dlk]

8. In the long run, I think it worth planning for

Republicans shouldn’t be the only ones playing the long game.

[Voltaire2]

7. Yes.

[Demsrule86]

9. We need the Senate so no point in worrying about it unless we get the Senate.

[dlk]

19. Something to plan for long term

Democrats would be well-served to up their long game.

[Codeine]

10. I wouldn't be so sure

that PR would yield two Democratic senators but I still believe that statehood is the right thing.

[2naSalit]

12. Long overdue...

If we don;t have the Senate this election cycle, we can hit them again in two years.

[dlk]

20. Yes, the work continues...

[mjvpi]

14. Yes!

[Shermann]

15. We really don't want to mess up the flag

50 states is a nice, even number. So we need to free up two states.

Florida has to go. I say we cut a canal across the Florida panhandle and let the rising ocean waters reclaim the state back to nature. Sorry to any DUers who live there.

Do we really need a North Dakota and a South Dakota? We can combine those into one state: "Dakota".

[dlk]

21. Like your sense of humor

We could hold a national design contest.

[dlk]

23. I think there a difference between "defund the police", a political grenade & statehood discussions

Granted, Republicans will continue to twist Democratic narratives. We just have to untwist them, for instance: "unpacking the courts."

[panader0]

17. Puerto Rico has 3,194,000 plus people. D.C. has 684,500 plus.

Wyoming has 579,000. P.R. and D.C. have more people than Cheney's state, but zero representation
in Congress, even though they are American citizens.

[tritsofme]

22. I'm concerned about the lack of consensus for statehood within Puerto Rico.

While a clear majority just supported statehood in a referendum, there were still 48% opposed.

Our union is a perpetual one, there would be no getting out for them if the political winds changed, and it would forever foreclose the possibility of self-determination.

[dlk]

25. No doubt, America is polarized

We can't let that stop us from moving forward.

[dlk]

24. The citizens of DC & Puerto Rico deserve representation

Their voices matter, too.