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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Given the abysmal track record of incompetent and corrupt local government I’d say DC is incapable of governing itself as a state.[/quote]
And yet Illinois, whose 32nd, 36th, 39th and 40th Governors all went to jail, gets to be a state.
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[b]The state of Illinois never had Congress to step in for a federal takeover.[/b] So, no DC gov't is too dysfunctional at the local level so it definitely coudnt functional on a national level. [/quote]

Because it's not legally possible.

What the state of Illinois has had, though, is no budget for fiscal year 2016, no budget for fiscal year 2017, and no budget for part of fiscal year 2018. Illinois is clearly incapable of governing itself as a state.
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Whether Illinois is functional at the state level or not, it's already a state and thus has no bearing on DC. DC needs to be ceded back to the state of MD if its residents want proper representation.  [/quote]

Otherwise, Texas would break itself down into five mini-Texas and get 10 Senate seats.[/quote]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Californias[/quote]

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