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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sad news.

Also doesn’t help efforts for statehood[/quote]

What does this have to do with statehood? [/quote]

The poor response to this situation on all levels does not broadcast to the rest of the country that DC is ready to be a state[/quote]

Poor leadership is not an excuse to disenfranchise 700,000+ people.[/quote]

They're not disenfranchised, they don't live in a US State, and so don't elect voting representatives to the United States. They can move. Canadians can't vote for a representative to the United States, either. [/quote]

Canadians aren't living under the jurisdiction of the Senate.

Anyway, D.C. residents are subject to the laws created by the Senate and should be able to send representation to the Senate. They are disenfranchised. [/quote]

I'm sorry if you were unaware when you moved there, but you can move to VA or MD.[/quote]

By this logic, it would be fine to disenfranchise all states with Republican senators, because hey, they can move... right?[/quote]

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