DC has been separate from Maryland longer than Florida has been separate from Spain.
There’s no logical argument for combining them.
I fully admit that logic wasn't part of the thought process. I just am not a MD fan.
DC has been separate from Maryland longer than Florida has been separate from Spain.
There’s no logical argument for combining them.
How ever it works to get another red state..
And I like the idea of giving DC to Maryland.
But you said DC was well-represented by suburban DMV?
no likelihood of happening or bad idea?
I didn't say that. I just gave them a House rep or two and added them to Maryland. That's more representation than they've ever had before.
If you give DC two senators RJ will want to split CA up into nine states.
I like the labor stoppage idea in the abstract (I'm a big proponent of direct action), and sure, you could bring the city to its knees stopping certain city services, but you'd likely mostly be punishing residents a lot harder than Congress.
Weird thing to me about DC statehood is that it's nationally unpopular, has never even hit 50% nationwide support.
Short of statehood, some earlier Band-aid proposals would even be nice, since it's such a partisan issue, just give DC a house rep and then add a safe seat GOP rep to another state for balance. That seems to be the crux of the issue for the GOP, not whether or not our tax base or population is big enough.
They should both strike and stop paying taxes. Let's see if there is any difference.
No to statehood. Yes to proportionate representation of the DC population in the House. No to senators.
Rather than giving black people their fair representation, Biff wants them to continue to be second class Americans.
Texas could legally split into as many as five states.
You misspelled DakotasJust combine the Carolinas so DC can be the new 50th state
Just combine the Carolinas so DC can be the new 50th state