Are there any legitimate reasons why someone would oppose DC statehood?

[Anonymous]

Also, you can vote for presidents. Just not congressmen. I've met a few people who say they don't get any vote at all and that's not true.

[Anonymous]

Statehood is a farce. Retrocession to Md.

[Anonymous]

I firmly support DC statehood... but I would rather continue to be without representation than be part of Maryland.

[Anonymous]

DC statehood - as opposed to direct representation or retroceding to Maryland - would be a waste of money. You can just imagine how eager DC's mayor is to become a governor and to have dual state and municipal bureaucracies. Think of the patronage jobs for "the community." Think of the bill for the taxpayers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It would make the stars on the US flag all messed up.

You haven't seen any pictures of the 51-star flag, evidently.

[Anonymous]

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Because they have no representation in Congress. No voice. Isn't that good enough?

It's not as if this is a secret. They are welcome to move to an existing state if they want Congressional representation.

Would you be okay with treating DC residents as residents of Maryland for the purpose of Congressional representation? Or are you just opposed to these people having representation?

NP. Yes this is what I want. I don't see why a small town should need governor, senator and a representative. I think they should be able to have their votes applied to Maryland.

I don't know why a small state needs a governor, senator, and representative either. Let alone two senators.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, you can vote for presidents. Just not congressmen. I've met a few people who say they don't get any vote at all and that's not true.

Actually, the Presidential vote in DC is pretty much worthless since the same party always wins. The DEM candidate doesn't need my vote, because he/she will win; yet, a vote for someone from another party is futile.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also, you can vote for presidents. Just not congressmen. I've met a few people who say they don't get any vote at all and that's not true.

Actually, the Presidential vote in DC is pretty much worthless since the same party always wins. The DEM candidate doesn't need my vote, because he/she will win; yet, a vote for someone from another party is futile.

One can say the same thing about South Carolina, of course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, you can vote for presidents. Just not congressmen. I've met a few people who say they don't get any vote at all and that's not true.

Sure. We can vote for the president. But we do not have legislative representation. I understand the historical reasons why DC is federal territory rather than a state, but those historical reasons did not include 633,000 people living in that territory. That's 633,000 people who do not have congresspeople they can call when they are concerned about nationwide issues. Their voices are not represented during confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court.

As a former DC government employee, I am not unsympathetic to the argument that DC is bureaucratically ill equipped to be a state and that there are myriad concerns about self-government. I think that it is possible to have those concerns while still believing that from an ethical standpoint, DC's lack of representation in one of the key branches of federal government is problematic.

[Anonymous]

Send DC back to MD.

Problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Send DC back to MD.

Problem solved.

Problem solved, other than that

1. DC doesn't want it
2. MD doesn't want it

[Anonymous]

Let them move.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It would make the stars on the US flag all messed up.

You haven't seen any pictures of the 51-star flag, evidently.

Seriously. It looks fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Send DC back to MD.

Problem solved.

Problem solved, other than that

1. DC doesn't want it
2. MD doesn't want it

OK.

Then do some kind of Bachelor tv contest and see which state would like to welcome DC.

[Anonymous]

DC isn't looking for a LTR, PP. DC is looking for statehood.