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mcar

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7. Again, this isn't about acreage

Reply to Amishman (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 28, 2021, 02:40 PM

Jan 2021

Last edited Thu Jan 28, 2021, 04:54 PM - Edit history (1)

Wyoming has a population of 500,000, DC 5 million. Why should the first get 2 senators, the second nothing?

On edit: DC proper population is about 714,000. The DC metro area is 5 million.

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Senate bill would make Washington DC the 51st US state [View all] turbinetree Jan 2021 OP

Must make this happen. zentrum Jan 2021 #1

K&R! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #2

I wrote my congresscritters saying this was a bad idea krispos42 Jan 2021 #3

This isn't about acreage, it's about representation. mcar Jan 2021 #6

DC has a population of about 700k, and an area of 68 square miles. krispos42 Jan 2021 #9

OK, I corrected my population #, but my point still stands mcar Jan 2021 #12

I'm not saying they shouldn't be represented krispos42 Jan 2021 #14

How is geographical acres relevant? Turin_C3PO Jan 2021 #8

Because it is what defines a state. krispos42 Jan 2021 #11

Puerto Rico, too. Kid Berwyn Jan 2021 #4

Still not a fan of this idea, DC is too small to be a state Amishman Jan 2021 #5

Again, this isn't about acreage mcar Jan 2021 #7

Why do people keep saying Wash DC has a pop of 5 million when it is 690,000? nt EX500rider Jan 2021 #10

I corrected my post mcar Jan 2021 #13