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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, and they would have to do something to make up for the loss of two reliable democratic electoral votes - like taking them away from Wyoming or something!

Why should the people of Wyoming be punished?

Was just about example, but Wyoming voters already have voted that have too much weight:

"Each vote cast in Wyoming is worth 3.6 as much as the same vote cast in California. How can that be, you might ask? It's easy to see, when you do the math. Although Wyoming had a population in the last census of only 563,767, it gets 3 votes in the Electoral College based on its two Senators and one Congressman. California has 55 electoral votes. That sounds like a lot more, but it isn't when you consider the size of the state. The population of California in the last census was 37,254,503, and that means that the electoral votes per capita in California are a lot less. To put it another way, the three electors in Wyoming represent an average of 187,923 residents each. The 55 electors in California represent an average of 677,355 each, and that's a disparity of 3.6 to 1."

Anonymous wrote:There is no reason for DC to not be a state. None.

Except that it would kill the GOP faster.

There is no reason for DC to be a state. They are a city, and not the biggest city by a long shot.

Anonymous wrote:Not in my lifetime. This is a lose-lose for politicians and top-level bureaucrats on both sides of the border and they will make sure it never gets off the ground (doesn't get serious discussion in Congress, not on the ballot, etc.).

Many/most politicians and department heads in DC would be without a job. Plus, they have to abandon the dream of statehood. Those that survived the initial process would find that they are small fish in a large and established pond.

Current MD politicians see their influence being diluted by the newcomers. Attention and money would shift to a bunch of people they don't have established relationships with.

As a private citizen of MD (formerly in DC), I think retrocession is a great idea with many benefits for residents and tax payers. Not hopeful, though.

Why should DC get statehood?

That makes no sense.

They are a city.

Cities are not states.

DC should join Maryland if they want state representation.

Congress wouldn’t have veto power over the city if it joined Maryland.

Will not happen, at least not in the lifetimes of anyone reading this right now.

It’s a great idea. It’s not a new idea by any stretch. Maybe it will get traction this time.

There is no reason for DC to not be a state. None.

Except that it would kill the GOP faster.

That's an excellent solution.

Actually, the only solution.

If the "Federal City" shrinks such that most agencies and big firms would no longer have a fancy DC address, might they move elsewhere? If so, I support this. I'm sick of commuting across three bridges.

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, and they would have to do something to make up for the loss of two reliable democratic electoral votes - like taking them away from Wyoming or something!

Why should the people of Wyoming be punished?

I think retrocession would be a good idea but the DC population seems to believe if they wait long enough the Republicans will let them be a state so the power hungry residents would never agree to it.

Yeah, and they would have to do something to make up for the loss of two reliable democratic electoral votes - like taking them away from Wyoming or something!

Not in my lifetime. This is a lose-lose for politicians and top-level bureaucrats on both sides of the border and they will make sure it never gets off the ground (doesn't get serious discussion in Congress, not on the ballot, etc.).

Many/most politicians and department heads in DC would be without a job. Plus, they have to abandon the dream of statehood. Those that survived the initial process would find that they are small fish in a large and established pond.

Current MD politicians see their influence being diluted by the newcomers. Attention and money would shift to a bunch of people they don't have established relationships with.

As a private citizen of MD (formerly in DC), I think retrocession is a great idea with many benefits for residents and tax payers. Not hopeful, though.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-answer-to-dc-congressional-representation-its-in-douglass-county-maryland/2019/02/18/246635e2-33c1-11e9-af5b-b51b7ff322e9_story.html?utm_term=.4942d605dc1c


Dear DC,

Welcome to Maryland! Congratulations on your voting rights!

Dear Virginia,

I think this settles it - we are better than you!

- Maryland