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Beartracks

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29. I thought DC couldn't be a state.

Sun Dec 2, 2018, 01:46 PM

Dec 2018

Wasn't that by design from the Founding Fathers, so that the national capital wouldn't be under a state's jurisdiction?

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Make DC a state. Two more Senators. [View all] sharedvalues Dec 2018 OP

and Puerto rico JI7 Dec 2018 #1

And Guam. MrScorpio Dec 2018 #2

And Puerto Rico. Initech Dec 2018 #38

DC desperately wants to be a state by a HUGE majority. sharedvalues Dec 2018 #3

If I am not mistaken, PR has voted no at least once. pangaia Dec 2018 #7

You are correct SCantiGOP Dec 2018 #12

Oh. THAT is interesting.. Didn;t know. pangaia Dec 2018 #13

The Perto Rican legislature has asked for statehood since 2012. Scruffy1 Dec 2018 #17

And US Virgin Islands Ponietz Dec 2018 #4

That is, of course, DC will NEVER be a state, elleng Dec 2018 #5

Say it! "Make DC a state" sharedvalues Dec 2018 #6

I will win the lottery SCantiGOP Dec 2018 #15

"The best resistance is positive persistence"! :) sharedvalues Dec 2018 #18

You understand messaging and time. WeekiWater Dec 2018 #52

+1 sharedvalues Dec 2018 #69

Your PS is simply wrong jberryhill Dec 2018 #34

Easy. Shrink DC to just the federal office building land. sharedvalues Dec 2018 #40

That would revert back to Maryland jberryhill Dec 2018 #44

No, split into two; most of DC becomes New Columbia. sharedvalues Dec 2018 #47

I remember reading somewhere that DC was something like 96% Dem ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #24

Exactly elleng Dec 2018 #30

That's why we do it. "Best resistance is positive persistence " sharedvalues Dec 2018 #41

Absolutely. And Puerto Rico. manor321 Dec 2018 #8

Combine the 2 Dakotas. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #9

Would love that. Merge Wyoming and Montana too. sharedvalues Dec 2018 #10

Agreed. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #11

Constitution forbids combining two existing states SCantiGOP Dec 2018 #16

Clarification. Constitution allows combining two existing states. sharedvalues Dec 2018 #19

Was wondering what it took to create a new state...thanks for posting info. on. I'd think w/ all... SWBTATTReg Dec 2018 #27

And what do you do with the part of the Constitution about DC? jberryhill Dec 2018 #36

See post above. DC mayor/council already has it figured out. sharedvalues Dec 2018 #42

Split Indiana into quarters. Chipper Chat Dec 2018 #14

I hope you're not suggesting "drawn and quartered". I sorta like Indiana erronis Dec 2018 #20

Hey. Kentucky would get some great towns. Chipper Chat Dec 2018 #23

New Albany is a moderate republican town in which repukes would standingtall Dec 2018 #54

I can hear it now-- Chipper Chat Dec 2018 #58

Split Michigan also Tribalceltic Dec 2018 #21

No keep your hands off my State. CA is doing quite wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #28

Split it into Northern and Southern marylandblue Dec 2018 #37

I think most of us would be against that. wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #53

This! mcar Dec 2018 #22

Obviously it will never happen. elocs Dec 2018 #25

No, DC statehood is reality. sharedvalues Dec 2018 #45

No, it's not a reality, but many here do not live there. n/t elocs Dec 2018 #55

So many negative nellies echoing rightwing despair talking points. sharedvalues Dec 2018 #67

A very unlikely reality. onenote Dec 2018 #64

Why are you making up despair talking points? sharedvalues Dec 2018 #68

Because I live in the real world onenote Dec 2018 #71

Win Congress. Pass law sharedvalues Dec 2018 #72

One city with two Senators? wasupaloopa Dec 2018 #26

Alaska gets two... states are states... JCMach1 Dec 2018 #32

I thought DC couldn't be a state. Beartracks Dec 2018 #29

Correct - it's in the Constitution that way jberryhill Dec 2018 #33

and VI and Northern Marianas JCMach1 Dec 2018 #31

Explain how Republicans will allow DC to become a State brooklynite Dec 2018 #35

I think we are relying sarisataka Dec 2018 #39

We beat them. And then we lock in our gains with sweeping change. sharedvalues Dec 2018 #46

They have taxation without representation, and it's wrong. nt Baltimike Dec 2018 #43

Am I the only liberal who opposes DC statehood? Aristus Dec 2018 #48

What's the difference? Bucky Dec 2018 #60

These are capital cities that evolved in more or less organic fashion. Aristus Dec 2018 #66

Two senators. sharedvalues Dec 2018 #63

Another piece of reality jmowreader Dec 2018 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author standingtall Dec 2018 #50

If we get back both houses of congress and the Presidency standingtall Dec 2018 #51

Back to the original idea in this thread jmowreader Dec 2018 #56

Read the Vox post above. sharedvalues Dec 2018 #62

DC (51) and ... TwistOneUp Dec 2018 #57

Where'd you get a crazy idea like... Bucky Dec 2018 #59

Here's a suggestion: make DC a state and then move the federal capital to... Bucky Dec 2018 #61

No a little town in PR LeftInTX Dec 2018 #70

"Taxation Without Representation" real motto on DC license plates kwassa Dec 2018 #65