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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Perhaps people have missed that Wyoming and Vermont have less residents?[/quote]

So what.

DC is the 20th largest city in the US. Why should it be a state and not NYC, LA, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Philly, San Antonio, San Diego, Dallas, San Jose, Austin, Jacksonville, Fort Worth, San Francisco, Columbus, Charlotte, Indianapolis, Seattle, or Denver?[/quote]

The residents of those cities all ready have all the rights that accompany statehood. Residents of DC do not. That is why DC should be a state and those cities should not.

[b][I was specifically responding to the "less residents" argument. "DC should be a state because it has more residents than Wyoming" -- well, it also has less residents than many other cities. If the number of residents is the factor that causes you to "deserve" being a state, then there are many better candidates than DC.][/b]

I doubt anyone would care if DC got a vote in the House, but it is the fear of two Senators that drives much of the opposition. People think, "why does tiny DC deserve two Senators?"  They should also ask, "why does Wyoming with even fewer residents have the same number of Senators as California and Texas?" If you don't believe DC deserves two Senators, then you shouldn't believe that Wyoming and Vermont deserve them either.

[b][Good God, the number of Senators is [i]by design[/i] not connected to the population of the state. House seats are determined by population, and the Senate is [i]intended[/i] to balance against this to prevent more populous states from bullying less populous states. This is 8th grade civics material here. ][/b]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_Compromise

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