Anonymous
03/26/2017 20:40
Subject: Re:I voted for New Columbia. "Douglas Commonwealth???"
Disregard prior post, see now that someone resurrected a thread from a few months ago.
Anonymous
03/26/2017 20:31
Subject: Re:I voted for New Columbia. "Douglas Commonwealth???"
Could someone please post a link to more background on what this thread is talking about?
Anonymous
03/25/2017 21:03
Subject: I voted for New Columbia. "Douglas Commonwealth???"
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It doesn't even sound like a state name.
Also, it doesn't matter because it won't happen.
What are the characteristics of a "state name"? Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Illinois, Massachusetts, Hawaii, etc. None of these are words in English.
ITA with your second point. The name is the least of our issues.
But if there was a popular vote just on the name (which there wasn't, OP), I'd be down with Autonomous Region of Rock Creek Anacostia
How about Potomacostia?
Because statehood's gonna' costia a lot.
Yup. Statehood would cost ya' a lot. But it ain't going to happen.
DCstatehood is like some fantasy wet dream for DC's politicos. Imagine being able to fill patronage in both state and local offices. With greater ability to raise new taxes. and more elective offices. What's not to like, unless you're a DC taxpayer having to foot the bill?!
I think DC taxpayers would like to get some representation in exchange for their taxation.
Then the ticket is to focus on (re)joining Maryland, which will give the city representation in Congress - instead of chasing the fool's gold of statehood, which would never happen in a Democratic Congress, and would be hopelessly inefficient and costly for DC taxpayers!
Anonymous
03/25/2017 19:52
Subject: I voted for New Columbia. "Douglas Commonwealth???"
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It doesn't even sound like a state name.
Also, it doesn't matter because it won't happen.
What are the characteristics of a "state name"? Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Illinois, Massachusetts, Hawaii, etc. None of these are words in English.
ITA with your second point. The name is the least of our issues.
But if there was a popular vote just on the name (which there wasn't, OP), I'd be down with Autonomous Region of Rock Creek Anacostia
How about Potomacostia?
Because statehood's gonna' costia a lot.
Yup. Statehood would cost ya' a lot. But it ain't going to happen.
DCstatehood is like some fantasy wet dream for DC's politicos. Imagine being able to fill patronage in both state and local offices. With greater ability to raise new taxes. and more elective offices. What's not to like, unless you're a DC taxpayer having to foot the bill?!
I think DC taxpayers would like to get some representation in exchange for their taxation.
Anonymous
03/25/2017 11:42
Subject: I voted for New Columbia. "Douglas Commonwealth???"
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It doesn't even sound like a state name.
Also, it doesn't matter because it won't happen.
What are the characteristics of a "state name"? Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Illinois, Massachusetts, Hawaii, etc. None of these are words in English.
ITA with your second point. The name is the least of our issues.
But if there was a popular vote just on the name (which there wasn't, OP), I'd be down with Autonomous Region of Rock Creek Anacostia
How about Potomacostia?
Because statehood's gonna' costia a lot.
Yup. Statehood would cost ya' a lot. But it ain't going to happen.
DCstatehood is like some fantasy wet dream for DC's politicos. Imagine being able to fill patronage in both state and local offices. With greater ability to raise new taxes. and more elective offices. What's not to like, unless you're a DC taxpayer having to foot the bill?!
Anonymous
03/25/2017 11:36
Subject: I voted for New Columbia. "Douglas Commonwealth???"
Anonymous wrote:Start saying "Maryland", because that's the only way DC will ever get representation.
DC will never be a state.
Even naming it Reagania wouldn't get through Congress.
Anonymous
03/25/2017 11:03
Subject: I voted for New Columbia. "Douglas Commonwealth???"
Start saying "Maryland", because that's the only way DC will ever get representation.
DC will never be a state.
DC will never be a state.
Anonymous
03/25/2017 07:48
Subject: I voted for New Columbia. "Douglas Commonwealth???"
I vote for LOL! This dysfunctional mess of a city doesn't deserve statehood.
Anonymous
03/22/2017 09:51
Subject: I voted for New Columbia. "Douglas Commonwealth???"
How about calling the state 'Barry-ho"?!
Anonymous
03/21/2017 07:01
Subject: I voted for New Columbia. "Douglas Commonwealth???"
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It doesn't even sound like a state name.
Also, it doesn't matter because it won't happen.
What are the characteristics of a "state name"? Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Illinois, Massachusetts, Hawaii, etc. None of these are words in English.
ITA with your second point. The name is the least of our issues.
But if there was a popular vote just on the name (which there wasn't, OP), I'd be down with Autonomous Region of Rock Creek Anacostia
How about Potomacostia?
Because statehood's gonna' costia a lot.
Yup. Statehood would cost ya' a lot. But it ain't going to happen.
Anonymous
03/20/2017 12:37
Subject: I voted for New Columbia. "Douglas Commonwealth???"
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It doesn't even sound like a state name.
Also, it doesn't matter because it won't happen.
What are the characteristics of a "state name"? Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Illinois, Massachusetts, Hawaii, etc. None of these are words in English.
ITA with your second point. The name is the least of our issues.
But if there was a popular vote just on the name (which there wasn't, OP), I'd be down with Autonomous Region of Rock Creek Anacostia
How about Potomacostia?
Because statehood's gonna' costia a lot.