Congrats to Mayor Bowser and Rep Holmes

[Anonymous]

They fought a good fight and won.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They fought a good fight and won.

The District is a federal territory and not a state. Sorry, “Gov.” Bowser.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They fought a good fight and won.

The District is a federal territory and not a state. Sorry, “Gov.” Bowser.

Guess I don't have to pay my federal income taxes like other territories then. Good to know.

[Anonymous]

That’s the house bill. They haven’t one anything yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That’s the house bill. They haven’t one anything yet.

This won’t pass in the senate not even close

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s the house bill. They haven’t one anything yet.

This won’t pass in the senate not even close

Yes unfortunately.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They fought a good fight and won.

The District is a federal territory and not a state. Sorry, “Gov.” Bowser.

We only have more residents that Vermont or Wyoming - so we should get as much money as the states do and not be lumped in with territories like we were last time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s the house bill. They haven’t one anything yet.

This won’t pass in the senate not even close

Yes unfortunately.

correct. they will use the DC funding as a bargaining chip.

i dont agree with it, but it is what it is. DC is not a state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s the house bill. They haven’t one anything yet.

This won’t pass in the senate not even close

Yes unfortunately.

correct. they will use the DC funding as a bargaining chip.

i dont agree with it, but it is what it is. DC is not a state.

Your logic? We have more residents than other states and pay federal taxes, unlike the other territories.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s the house bill. They haven’t one anything yet.

This won’t pass in the senate not even close

Yes unfortunately.

correct. they will use the DC funding as a bargaining chip.

i dont agree with it, but it is what it is. DC is not a state.

Well Virginia is a commonwealth so they should return their money then right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s the house bill. They haven’t one anything yet.

This won’t pass in the senate not even close

Yes unfortunately.

correct. they will use the DC funding as a bargaining chip.

i dont agree with it, but it is what it is. DC is not a state.

Your logic? We have more residents than other states and pay federal taxes, unlike the other territories.

NP. There is no logic. But it's in the Constitution. It's not fair, but little about the US is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That’s the house bill. They haven’t one anything yet.

This won’t pass in the senate not even close

Yes unfortunately.

correct. they will use the DC funding as a bargaining chip.

i dont agree with it, but it is what it is. DC is not a state.

Not yet.

Is your DC statehood sign out on your lawn? If not, please get one.

Especially if you don’t live in DC.

[Anonymous]

(As has been discussed ad nauseum here - the
Constitution allows the city of DC to be a state. Let the federal district remain the federal buildings and split the residential areas into a new state. The main lawyers who disagree with this are at places like Cato, and (or) paid by rightwing billionaires to lie to advance the GOP agenda.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:(As has been discussed ad nauseum here - the
Constitution allows the city of DC to be a state. Let the federal district remain the federal buildings and split the residential areas into a new state. The main lawyers who disagree with this are at places like Cato, and (or) paid by rightwing billionaires to lie to advance the GOP agenda.)

So you dismiss conservative academics from Cato because you view their work as biased because it favors their desired politic outcome, but I presume you accept the work of liberal academics who reach the opposition conclusion, which also suits their political viewpoint?

I’m sure which side you view as principled and which as political has nothing to do with your political views.

[Anonymous]

They haven't won yet.

DC is treated like a state for all other funding purposes (ie block grants for TANF). It's only for pandemic relief, which the Republicans have politicized, that DC got significantly less money.