House Passes DC Statehood Bill On A Party Line Vote
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Trump says that if by some miracle this makes it through the Senate, he will veto it.
Democrats can't win without cheating.
Democrats can't win without cheating.
Louise
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...on everything they do. But, I do have to say that I would like to see the Repubs get more vertebrae. There are so many politicians that have been in office (on both sides) way too long. The age of the dinosaur has long passed. Vote smart this go round, y’all!
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Louise
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Because they thought they had it ‘made in the shade’, so to speak. And then, along came Trump. Oops!
you forgot something
Louise
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Louise
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Because it is the Capitol of the US. If it becomes a state, where is our Capitol? Oh wait...
The founders of the country wanted a national capitol that was neutral and not aligned with a single state.
yeah all the usual progressive news outlets are calling Tom Cotten's Objections Racist
It is a CITY ...... is the simplistic explanation
More importantly it is a Federal District
Based on the 23 Amendment District residents already have the right to vote for a President
But that is the excuse ..... the area is not a state, the 700,000 residents don't have representatives in Congress.
Democrats would add 2 permanently blue seats to the Senate, and one to the House, this is the real goal, Democrats don't care about DC residents past what power does it give them in Congress.
Lets get to the part where they demand the other 50 states continue to fund their existence, to the tune of 700 million a year.
There is no base, save the Federal Gov. to provide money to run the City. No Farms, no industry ... sure there are commercial endeavors - restaurants, loads of office space for property tax
https://www.dcfpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Revenue-Primer-2016-FINAL-VERSION.pdf
Mayor Bowsers latest budget is about 18 billion dollars ..... or about 12 billion short [ I'm sure tax revenue has gone up since that report was published in 2015
The Constitutional argument - Congress does not have the authority to make DC a State
DC Statehood Is a Fool’s Errand
As a Federal District Managed mostly by Congress the Federal Gov is not influenced by Va or MD which borders the city, this was by design;
Hijinx
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Lets see why the Democrats want D.C to become a State.
There are 2 answers to this question
D.C. if filled with blacks and liberals and always---always votes democrat. So by trying to make D.C. a state they cater and pander to the blacks and liberals and they gain another Democrat in the House and 2 Democrat Senators.
There is no other reason for making it a State. It does just fine as it is.
It receives a large Federal Grant to keep it's Governing bodies going and it is a tourist mecca.
Those who cry about it having no representation, have just as much representation as I do living in Maryland where the Democrats rule. Same as D.C actually where Democrats rule.My boy Steny has catered and pandered his way along the Government Tit for 40 years. His usual place is up Pelosi's butt and now he is up Eleonor Holmes Norton's butt, still pandering.
Hijinx
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https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/06/against-columbia-statehood/
They got a few things wrong ,but basically it is factual.
Forget the trillion dollar figure.
They got a few things wrong ,but basically it is factual.
Forget the trillion dollar figure.
The simple answer - kick everyone out of the city. the only residents of DC should be those who are duly elected by their jurisdictional electorate. Anybody else who wants to work there, should live in a real state.
Keep all the federal buildings needed to keep our government working. Those employees would live outside the district though.
Keep hotels, restaurants and bars and other tourist trap type things. Tourist can stay in the city, but the employees would live outside the district.
Re-utilize some of the other buildings (public schools and such) to bring back those federal agencies that needed to find space out in Arlington and other locations. Tear down all the rest, make more parks and such.
Keep all the federal buildings needed to keep our government working. Those employees would live outside the district though.
Keep hotels, restaurants and bars and other tourist trap type things. Tourist can stay in the city, but the employees would live outside the district.
Re-utilize some of the other buildings (public schools and such) to bring back those federal agencies that needed to find space out in Arlington and other locations. Tear down all the rest, make more parks and such.
Hijinx
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The whole thing going through the House is nothing but a blow job for the blacks living there.
Republicans in the Senate will not allow it and Trump would veto it.
Our boy Steny on his knees again. After 40 years it looks like he would get tired of brown nosing and performing unnatural acts, but WTH it has made him a rich man.
Republicans in the Senate will not allow it and Trump would veto it.
Our boy Steny on his knees again. After 40 years it looks like he would get tired of brown nosing and performing unnatural acts, but WTH it has made him a rich man.
that is the simplified complaint ........
As I stated earlier Democrats really want another 2 Senate Seats
They Pay Federal Taxes and City Taxes but no State Taxes ...... beyond that Nothing [ that I can think of ] ....
they have Police, Fire, Water and Sewer, Electricity, Public Transportation