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standingtall

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14. How the rest of the country feels about making DC a State is irrelevant

Reply to Amishman (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 20, 2020, 06:33 PM

Oct 2020

If the citizens of DC want to be a State and it's constitutionally permissible if Democrats get control of the Government they should do it. The time for Democrats behaving like they got to get permission before they can do anything has past. Democrats need to go for it all now. They need to put pressure on the Manchin and others to vote to expand the court. Maybe some people wont like it if we expand the court, but I doubt Democrats will lose many votes, because of it, but even if they did if they expand the court while adding States it will pay off in the long run.

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The Political Minority Is Ruling America.The Path to Reform Is Clear [View all] CousinIT Oct 2020 OP

CousinIT Upthevibe Oct 2020 #1

Is this your writing, or are you quoting someone? ZZenith Oct 2020 #2

Sorry. I forgot the link! CousinIT Oct 2020 #7

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Term limits. Loge23 Oct 2020 #5

I like what you're saying dware Oct 2020 #11

We are also a political minority Amishman Oct 2020 #6

How the rest of the country feels about making DC a State is irrelevant standingtall Oct 2020 #14

+1000 n/t CousinIT Oct 2020 #18

Well, abolishing the Electoral College would be extremely difficult and would take years Poiuyt Oct 2020 #8

Yea I think the National Popular Vote Compact has a much better chance. n/t CousinIT Oct 2020 #9

The National Popular Vote compact is probably illegal without Congressional approval. marie999 Oct 2020 #10

If we win the trifecta, then Congressional approval would be a given Poiuyt Oct 2020 #12

Even if we win the Senate I don't think the Senate would pass it. marie999 Oct 2020 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author dware Oct 2020 #16

The Ntl Popular Vote Compact is not an amendment to the Constitution. n/t CousinIT Oct 2020 #17

You are correct. dware Oct 2020 #20

That's to amend the U.S. Constitution. The NPV would be approved by the state's legislatures Poiuyt Oct 2020 #19

How do you do that ? JI7 Oct 2020 #13