Anonymous
Post 09/22/2020 21:49     Subject: Re:How can DC become a state?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The constitution refers to a federal city, aka DC. If they want to be a state, give it back to Maryland.


Neither DC nor MD want that.


But as this forum loves stating, there is precedence.


Precedence?
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2020 21:31     Subject: How can DC become a state?
I love the internet constitutional lawyers. It's so cool that you can become one by reading an article on Federalist or Storefront or whatever it is these days.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2020 17:32     Subject: Re:How can DC become a state?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The constitution refers to a federal city, aka DC. If they want to be a state, give it back to Maryland.


Neither DC nor MD want that.


Then it remains a federal city. Last time I checked, Virginia took back their contribution in the 1800s, aka Arlington and Alexandria.


This isn’t the 1800s.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2020 17:32     Subject: How can DC become a state?
Anonymous wrote:I think it could happen with a future Dem president + Dem majority Senate. Republicans are overrepresented in the Senate compared to the US population. I think it's becoming more and more clear that Republicans will say and do whatever they want to keep their power. Admitting DC as a state will add 2 Democratic senators and help even the playing field.


Presidents Obama and Clinton already had the opportunity to do this and both thought it was not that important an issue. Dems care less about this issue than Repubs outside of DC.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2020 17:31     Subject: Re:How can DC become a state?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The constitution refers to a federal city, aka DC. If they want to be a state, give it back to Maryland.


Neither DC nor MD want that.


Then it remains a federal city. Last time I checked, Virginia took back their contribution in the 1800s, aka Arlington and Alexandria.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2020 17:31     Subject: Re:How can DC become a state?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The constitution refers to a federal city, aka DC. If they want to be a state, give it back to Maryland.


Neither DC nor MD want that.


But as this forum loves stating, there is precedence.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2020 17:27     Subject: Re:How can DC become a state?
Anonymous wrote:The constitution refers to a federal city, aka DC. If they want to be a state, give it back to Maryland.


Neither DC nor MD want that.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2020 17:27     Subject: How can DC become a state?
Anonymous wrote:This has nothing really to do with Repubs. If that were true, Obama would have made it a State when he had the majorities. There is zero appetite outside of DC for this issue.


Obama didn’t want to burn all bridges with the GOP.

Now the gloves are off.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2020 17:23     Subject: Re:How can DC become a state?
The constitution refers to a federal city, aka DC. If they want to be a state, give it back to Maryland.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2020 17:19     Subject: How can DC become a state?
I think it could happen with a future Dem president + Dem majority Senate. Republicans are overrepresented in the Senate compared to the US population. I think it's becoming more and more clear that Republicans will say and do whatever they want to keep their power. Admitting DC as a state will add 2 Democratic senators and help even the playing field.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2020 17:14     Subject: How can DC become a state?
This has nothing really to do with Repubs. If that were true, Obama would have made it a State when he had the majorities. There is zero appetite outside of DC for this issue.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2020 17:12     Subject: How can DC become a state?
Never going to happen unless DC becomes solid red in terms of voting. The day that happens DC will become a state. Republicans get things done, Democrats cry about how about how mean the republicans are.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2020 17:12     Subject: How can DC become a state?
Anonymous wrote:It already passed the House. I think it just needs a Senate majority and a POTUS signature.


What?
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2020 17:09     Subject: How can DC become a state?
It already passed the House. I think it just needs a Senate majority and a POTUS signature.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2020 16:50     Subject: How can DC become a state?
What needs to happen to make DC it’s own state finally?