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JHB

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6. IIRC, the Constitution only stipulates that the Federal District not exceed 10 miles square.

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 24, 2021, 05:57 PM

Mar 2021

I don't think it specifies other details.

Changing the size of the Federal District from its current borders to a few core areas would allow statehood for the rest, allowing the rest (city proper and suburbs) to govern itself without grandstanding interference from Congress.

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The Founding Fathers Never ... [View all] ItsjustMe Mar 2021 OP

or non-landholding white men, as I recall. elleng Mar 2021 #1

I'm not sure why they're wasting time on such arguments FBaggins Mar 2021 #2

IIRC, the Constitution only stipulates that the Federal District not exceed 10 miles square. JHB Mar 2021 #6

Heavens no... there's MUCH more than that FBaggins Mar 2021 #7

The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution PJMcK Mar 2021 #3

Well, Senator Mike, the founding fathers never said anything about you either. They abqtommy Mar 2021 #4

The Founding Fathers never envisioned a state called "South Dakota," either DFW Mar 2021 #5