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Topic	Senate has just introduced legislation to make DC the 51st state
Paragon21XX 01/27/21 12:00:11 PM #42:	BunkerBoy posted... E32005 posted... pros/cons? Non inclusive list, I'll list one of each, others feel free to add Pros: millions of people are no longer disenfranchised and have a voice in the governing of the country Con: DC is literally just a city (yes, even though it has far more people than some states) Joke con: 51 is a weird number There are not "millions of people" in DC without federal representation, only about 710k - larger than Vermont and Wyoming who have about 620k and 580k respectively. Second, there is already precedent for retrocession no matter how much DC Democrats and Maryland Republicans hate the idea. Maybe Virginia could take on the rest of DC as well since they already took back Alexandria in 1846 and Virgina has already turned blue. --- Hmm... <cite>Paragon21XX posted [p:949978123] in Senate has... [t:79262818]...</cite> <quote>BunkerBoy posted...</cite> <quote>E32005 posted... </cite> <quote> pros/cons?</quote>Non inclusive list, I'll list one of each, others feel free to add Pros: millions of people are no longer disenfranchised and have a voice in the governing of the country Con: DC is literally just a city (yes, even though it has far more people than some states) Joke con: 51 is a weird number </quote> There are not "millions of people" in DC without federal representation, only about 710k - larger than Vermont and Wyoming who have about 620k and 580k respectively. Second, there is already precedent for retrocession no matter how much DC Democrats and Maryland Republicans hate the idea. Maybe Virginia could take on the rest of DC as well since they already took back Alexandria in 1846 and Virgina has already turned blue. --- Hmm...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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