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House committee approves D.C. statehood, a once-fringe issue now central to Democrats

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I see Manchin blowing this up should it make it to the Senate. He's absolutely loving being the King-maker right now and adding two Senators would dilute this power his weilding right now.

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Legislation to make D.C. the 51st state was approved by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Wednesday, teeing up the bill’s expected passage in the full House for the second consecutive year possibly as soon as next week.​
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The Democratic-majority committe voted along party lines to pass D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s Washington, D.C. Admission Act, quashing every Republican amendment during Wednesday’s markup. Though largely expected, the vote injects another shot of momentum in Democrats’ favor as they seek to seize on their majorities in Congress and control of the White House to push D.C. statehood further than it has gone before. Once a fringe issue, giving statehood to those who live in the nation’s capital has become a central part of the party’s voting-rights platform.​
 
Give DC back to Maryland. That's the easiest most cost effective way to solve the representation problem.
 
This would take a cloture vote. It is DOA in the Senate.
 
poweRob said:
I see Manchin blowing this up should it make it to the Senate. He's absolutely loving being the King-maker right now and adding two Senators would dilute this power his weilding right now.

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Legislation to make D.C. the 51st state was approved by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Wednesday, teeing up the bill’s expected passage in the full House for the second consecutive year possibly as soon as next week.​
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The Democratic-majority committe voted along party lines to pass D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s Washington, D.C. Admission Act, quashing every Republican amendment during Wednesday’s markup. Though largely expected, the vote injects another shot of momentum in Democrats’ favor as they seek to seize on their majorities in Congress and control of the White House to push D.C. statehood further than it has gone before. Once a fringe issue, giving statehood to those who live in the nation’s capital has become a central part of the party’s voting-rights platform.​
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This is the right thing to do. Why do R's object to eliminating taxation without representation for more Americans than live in 2 other states (WY, VT)?
 
mrjurrs said:
This is the right thing to do. Why do R's object to eliminating taxation without representation for more Americans than live in 2 other states (WY, VT)?
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We want 2 more senators. R's desperately don't want us to have 2 more senators. They love their out of whack minority representation control.
 
Bok_Tukalo said:
Okay. Just checked my history. The Dakotas did not enter the Union until 1889.
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Oops, you are correct. Here is where my initial thought may have come from. " The Dakota Territory was formed in 1861—including what we now think of as North Dakota and South Dakota, as well as parts of Wyoming and Montana." "Meanwhile, a year after the Dakota territory was formed, the Homestead Act passed." No excuses, I was wrong, and so is justafella, but there is a reason I posted what I did. An incorrect reason, but...
 
poweRob said:
We want 2 more senators. R's desperately don't want us to have 2 more senators. They love their out of whack minority representation control.
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I believe under the current electoral college system, a president could be elected while capturing less than 28% of the popular vote.
 
mrjurrs said:
In what way?
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Imagine reducing the residential population of Washington, DC down to next to nothing by making most of the city become part of Maryland. Now, corporate lobbyists just got three free electoral votes, in addition to all the other undue influence they have over our political process.
 
Phys251 said:
Imagine reducing the residential population of Washington, DC down to next to nothing by making most of the city become part of Maryland. Now, corporate lobbyists just got three free electoral votes, in addition to all the other undue influence they have over our political process.
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Please note Section 2. I don't think electoral college representation will be that big of a problem.
 
mrjurrs said:
Please note Section 2. I don't think electoral college representation will be that big of a problem.
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So you're OK letting corporate lobbyists have three slam-dunk EVs? Really? What happens if we have a repeat of 2000? What would have happened in 2020 if PA, GA, and DC had all gone red?
 
Phys251 said:
So you're OK letting corporate lobbyists have three slam-dunk EVs? Really? What happens if we have a repeat of 2000? What would have happened in 2020 if PA, GA, and DC had all gone red?
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No, I think that DC would lose EC representation through legislation brought by Congress.
 
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