Manchin on DC statehood

[Anonymous]

Is this the end of the road?

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/30/manchin-does-not-support-dc-statehood-bill-485125

[Anonymous]

Fine - put it on the ballot!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this the end of the road?

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/30/manchin-does-not-support-dc-statehood-bill-485125

Hopefully, yes, most likely.

-- A DC resident.

[Anonymous]

Did anyone expect him to support? He has a lot of power right now being a swing democrat - why would he support diminishing that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this the end of the road?

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/30/manchin-does-not-support-dc-statehood-bill-485125

Hopefully, yes, most likely.

-- A [Republican] DC resident [who hates other DC residents].

Fixed that for you.

[Anonymous]

DC resident here. I am sick and tired of not having my own Senators and Reps. It sucks. And DC gets screwed because of it.

Also, and not totally related, the Republican party has slid into fascism and wants to turn the US into Chile or Franco's Spain: a christo-fascist country, run by a handful of billionaires with free rein to pollute our water, leave our kids uneducated, expel the immigrants that are the lifeblood of America, and run our economy into the toilet. They will do this by continuing to suppress votes, buying politicians with billionaires' money, and taking advantage of the anti-democratic structure of the Senate and Electoral College.

The only way to fix this, and save America and what it stands for, is to fix the Senate. Making DC a state is one step down that road.

So, for both reasons -- giving representation to American citizens, and fixing America – I support making DC a state.

- real DC resident

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC resident here. I am sick and tired of not having my own Senators and Reps. It sucks. And DC gets screwed because of it.

Also, and not totally related, the Republican party has slid into fascism and wants to turn the US into Chile or Franco's Spain: a christo-fascist country, run by a handful of billionaires with free rein to pollute our water, leave our kids uneducated, expel the immigrants that are the lifeblood of America, and run our economy into the toilet. They will do this by continuing to suppress votes, buying politicians with billionaires' money, and taking advantage of the anti-democratic structure of the Senate and Electoral College.

The only way to fix this, and save America and what it stands for, is to fix the Senate. Making DC a state is one step down that road.

So, for both reasons -- giving representation to American citizens, and fixing America – I support making DC a state.

- real DC resident

Then move.

[Anonymous]

Then move.

You're right, Republicans care so little about their fellow Americans that they'd rather force them to move somewhere else rather than do the right thing and give them them representation. You're right that this shows Republicans don't care about democracy, or American ideals – only pursuing power for the billionaires that run their party.

But I support democracy, freedom, and representation. I support a government of the people, by the people, for the people. Including all people. Including the families that live in DC. This is why DC should be a state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Then move.

You're right, Republicans care so little about their fellow Americans that they'd rather force them to move somewhere else rather than do the right thing and give them them representation. You're right that this shows Republicans don't care about democracy, or American ideals – only pursuing power for the billionaires that run their party.

But I support democracy, freedom, and representation. I support a government of the people, by the people, for the people. Including all people. Including the families that live in DC. This is why DC should be a state.

Republicans support retrocession, which would give DC residents representation. The issue is the number of senators, nothing more.

You’ll say DC and Maryland have nothing in common, but that’s true for most states. The urban/rural divide is everywhere and cities also compete for influence within a state. Retrocession would make DC/Maryland the economic powerhouse of the region and reduce Va’s influence. Keeping DC and md separate works in Va’s favor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Then move.

You're right, Republicans care so little about their fellow Americans that they'd rather force them to move somewhere else rather than do the right thing and give them them representation. You're right that this shows Republicans don't care about democracy, or American ideals – only pursuing power for the billionaires that run their party.

But I support democracy, freedom, and representation. I support a government of the people, by the people, for the people. Including all people. Including the families that live in DC. This is why DC should be a state.

Republicans support retrocession, which would give DC residents representation. The issue is the number of senators, nothing more.

You’ll say DC and Maryland have nothing in common, but that’s true for most states. The urban/rural divide is everywhere and cities also compete for influence within a state. Retrocession would make DC/Maryland the economic powerhouse of the region and reduce Va’s influence. Keeping DC and md separate works in Va’s favor.

Republicans say they support retrocession just so they can seem like they want to solve the taxation without representation problem even though retrocession is a “solution” that none of the actual involved parties want so it solves nothing. Lip service extraordinaire.

[Anonymous]

Maryland doesnt want DC. It would totally shift the balance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC resident here. I am sick and tired of not having my own Senators and Reps. It sucks. And DC gets screwed because of it.

Also, and not totally related, the Republican party has slid into fascism and wants to turn the US into Chile or Franco's Spain: a christo-fascist country, run by a handful of billionaires with free rein to pollute our water, leave our kids uneducated, expel the immigrants that are the lifeblood of America, and run our economy into the toilet. They will do this by continuing to suppress votes, buying politicians with billionaires' money, and taking advantage of the anti-democratic structure of the Senate and Electoral College.

The only way to fix this, and save America and what it stands for, is to fix the Senate. Making DC a state is one step down that road.

So, for both reasons -- giving representation to American citizens, and fixing America – I support making DC a state.

- real DC resident

Then move.

+1. Don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya...

[Anonymous]

Puerto Rico and DC statehood movements should be working together.

[Anonymous]

Love Joe Manchin!! Sending him a nice campaign donation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Republicans support retrocession, which would give DC residents representation. The issue is the number of senators, nothing more.

You’ll say DC and Maryland have nothing in common, but that’s true for most states. The urban/rural divide is everywhere and cities also compete for influence within a state. Retrocession would make DC/Maryland the economic powerhouse of the region and reduce Va’s influence. Keeping DC and md separate works in Va’s favor.

Have you wondered why there is a Virginia and a West Virginia? Or maybe why there are two Dakotas? Or why Wyoming, Idaho and Montana are three different states? The issue is the number of senators.

You called it right. How about we consolidate all of the red states into one that equals California and call it a day?