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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not economically viable.

Can you give me one could reason why DC [b]SHOULD[/b] be a state, other than liking the way DC residents might vote?[/quote]

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

Welcome to the club.  I haven't had representation in Congress since Connie Morella got redistricted out of office by the Dems in 2002.[/quote]

You can vote for a Senators and a member of the House. Your complaint is that not enough of your neighbors voter the same way as you. We in DC have no such opportunity to vote for Senators or House members.

I think most opposition to statehood is due to fears of two Democratic Senators and another Democratic House member being elected. However, beyond that, there is a failure to realize that voting rights belong to people, not real estate. DC has more residents than Vermont and Wyoming and may soon catch Alaska. There is a lot of land in Alaska that has nothing but snow, but voting rights are not granted to those acres.

The idea that we should just move in order to obtain fundamental rights is undemocratic. Should that be the rule for all political issues? Should the PP above move in order to vote for a Republican? If you live in a state that has laws that you don't like, should you move rather than try to change them? 
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