Okay, time for DC/Puerto Rico statehood!

[Silent3]

I'm ready!

[Irish_Dem]

1. Same here. I want to work on Joe's "To Do" list.

Where do I email him!!! ???

I have a whole list for him.

[turtleblossom]

2. Most definitely. We need to give Dreamers full citizenship too.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Yes, absolutely, put it on our list. :)

We can email it in to Joe. Ha.

[Silent3]

6. I'll give him a good 48 hours before I begin to pile on too much

[Irish_Dem]

8. I know, my list is a mile long. :(

Includes ending spam phone calls and getting medicare dental coverage!!

[BrightKnight]

3. Every American should have representation.

This should not be a partisan issue.

[Irish_Dem]

7. After the recent debacle in WashDC, it is a good time to make them a state. nt

[msongs]

4. puerto rico is not the blue place people think it is nt

[Silent3]

9. Oh, I know DC is much more reliably blue

But I think we've got better than even odds with PR, especially after Trump's paper-towel-tossing disastrous handling of hurricane relief.

[DBoon]

10. as a state, the Democratic Party will have to work for its votes

Doesn't matter if it is red or blue if its voters do not count

[xmas74]

14. No, which is why we could possibly push through D.C.

If the GOP knows there might be a chance PR would go with them we could possibly get the two entered together. In a more sane time the idea would be to even out the votes towards each party.

Nowadays I don't know much of what to expect from the GOP.

[Cicada]

11. Filibuster applies to statehood law?

[Silent3]

12. Probably, only a majority vote is ultimately needed

So it's not anywhere near as tough as passing an amendment, but yes, filibusters could get in the way.

We need to talk Manchin into giving up on keeping the filibuster.

[moonscape]

16. And Feinstein. n/t

[Xolodno]

13. Sorry, I don't see DC becoming a State.

An Amendment to allow them to have a voting representative, yes, that I can see, beyond that, nope.

Puerto Rico becoming a state, sure, but that's easier said than done.

[Celerity]

15. We will need to get around a Rethug filibuster (not impossible) and then get a

favourable ruling from the SCOTUS.

Very detailed article

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/2020/6/22/21293168/dc-statehood-vote-filibuster-supreme-court-joe-biden