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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wyoming, who are constantly cited as the reason why DC needs statehood, has a state senate with 30 members and 60 members in the house.

Imagine how ungovernable DC would be if the city council were expanded to 90! [/quote]
New Hampshire’s population is just about double DC’s and has 400 Representatives and 24 Senators. Is it also “ungovernable?”[/quote]

When we are talking about the future State of Washington Douglass Commonwealth, let’s refer to it as that, and not as “DC”

Thanks![/quote]
Honestly, whoever came up with that dumb name lost all momentum for DC statehood. [/quote]

“DC” is the past

State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth is the future :thumbup: [/quote]

Just stop.

+1 to the PP who called it a dumb name. Using “state” and “commonwealth” together is unnecessarily duplicative and sounds moronic.[/quote]

It may seem counterintuitive at first, but using “state” and “commonwealth” together is not duplicative

It will be referred to as the [b]State[/b] of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth because it will be a state - on par with the 50 other states

It will be referred to as the State of Washington, Douglass [b]Commonwealth[/b] not because our laws are a codified version of Common Law. Rather, “commonwealth” in this context refers to the people and spirit of the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, coming together as one to help each other and to build together for the future[/quote]

The lengthy explanation confirms that the name is overly complex and dumb.

Then again, perhaps that's fitting for DC...[/quote]

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