Republicans Go Berserk on House Floor after Rep. Calls out Their Racist Arguments on D.C. Statehood

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67. They are racist...back in the day when a new state was added to the Union (the US), unfortunately,

compromises were made to bring in a southern state and a northern state, the criteria being that the southern state could have slavery vs. the northern state NOT. Disgusting. It's the same filthy argument to maintain control of the Senate and/or perhaps House majorities.

The republican Senators need to reread their history books and/or Constitution and the corresponding Amendments, but I'm sure that they won't listen to reason or rhyme.

If anything, perhaps we need to look at in extreme detail this situation that allows the manipulation of the Senate and / or House to maintain positions of power in this manner, Wash. DC and I suspect if Puerto Rico comes up for a statehood issue, the same racist logic would pertain too.

And by the way, sure Wash. D.C. may not have a landfill, but obviously, that trash is going somewhere. I don't know why this would be relevant in anyone's book but I'm not surprised. They are throwing out everything but the kitchen sink to stop this statehood push (about time don't you think?).