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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can think of many states and cities across the country that are: 1) in significantly worse shape than D.C., and; 2) have Congressional representation. It's not like statehood is going to make things somehow better in D.C. The city is already better off than most other cities and metro areas in America.

This whole movement is really about giving the Democratic Party two extra guaranteed seats in the Senate.

You can wax poetic or compose sanctimonious tropes all day centered on voting rights and disenfranchisement and blah blah blah...

Call it for what it really is, folks.[/quote]

Of course this is the case or would have been an issue that has been brought up for years on end and not just something printed on a license plate. Dems see it as an opportunity (which it is) and are jumping on it. The vast majority of DC residents I live near (Palisades) have never, ever brought it up. And these are very political people. And as you see, the fact the proponents won't even consider the Maryland option is proof of that. Call it what it is.[/quote]

Why would we want to be part of Maryland? If we wanted that, we would have moved there a long time ago.[/quote]

Nobody cared "a long time ago". It was a slogan on a license plate. Now, a few politically active folks are working to gin up interest to take advantage of an opportunity re the Senate. That's the point. You won't even consider it as a solution, which is the tell that it is all politically motivated re 2 seats.[/quote]
Um, MARYLAND won’t consider it as a solution so it’s not a solution. The end.[/quote]

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