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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is just Republican virtue signaling, given that Bowser has never been on the floor of the House in all her years as Mayor.

Stupid is as stupid does.[/quote]
This is correct. It is also correct that when Democrats did it 2 years ago, it was also virtue signaling. It is also a clear political statement from Republicans that they will not be treating DC as equivalent to a state like Democrats do or entertain any potential statehood considerations. That’s just politics.[/quote]

Yep, Republicans will do everything in their power to keep black and brown people from having a voice in the federal government. [/quote]
Maybe, but DC is a plurality white city now. So I am not sure how race is a factor.[/quote]

It’s majority non-white, and that plurality is by about 0.1%.  And don’t forget they did the same for governor from US territories.  Do you want to take a guess on the demographics of US territories?[/quote]
DP. There is an obvious race-neutral explanation in that neither DC nor territories are states.[/quote]

So they, and the Americans who live there, don’t matter?

This is a really good way to galvanize support for DC statehood.  I’ve been opposed to it in the past, but garbage like this makes me think the pros outweigh the cons. [/quote]
Good for you for your change of mind on statehood. For the record, because we are the United STATES of America, non-states and territories obviously do not enjoy the same rights and privileges as states.[/quote]

So you believe the Americans living in DC and territories are lesser.  Got it. [/quote]

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