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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

NP but it is a stupid name.  It’s too long and there is already a Washington state.  State of Washington would get confusing.  They just need a new name.  [/quote]

Washington, (State of Columbia) would work.  They could even keep the DC postal code (like airport codes, they don't have to match anything), or change the postal code abbreviation to WC.[/quote]
If they want to be a state then they should grow up and be a state and take the name of the city out of the name.

"State of Columbia" if fine. They should just go with that and call it a day.

Washington, SC is then the city of Washington in the State of Columbia.

If they cannot be adult enough about the name to take it sufficiently seriously, then why should anyone else take statehood seriously?[/quote]

Columbia is a non-starter. We will not give further honor to a greedy racist who brought nothing but death and destruction to the New World[/quote]
New official name: State of Douglass Commonwealth. [/quote]

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