Current Events > Could Washington D.C. become the 51st state?

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SrRd_RacinG 06/26/20 4:26:09 PM #1:	https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/06/26/house-passes-bill-to-make-washington-dc-the-51st-state.html --- https://media.giphy.com/media/l3vRn3I4UyDoKyWLC/giphy.gif <cite>SrRd_RacinG posted [p:941301227] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/06/26/house-passes-bill-to-make-washington-dc-the-51st-state.html </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smackems 06/26/20 4:26:32 PM #2:	Mayhaps --- Common sense is the most uncommon thing in the world-some dude. <cite>Smackems posted [p:941301242] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>Mayhaps </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGoldenEel 06/26/20 4:26:40 PM #3:	Republicans wont let it happen because they dont care about representative government, they just want power --- The words of The Golden Eel have been revealed... Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/ <cite>TheGoldenEel posted [p:941301252] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>Republicans wont let it happen because they dont care about representative government, they just want power </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThePrinceFish 06/26/20 4:27:19 PM #4:	Dead on arrival. So no. --- Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. <cite>ThePrinceFish posted [p:941301286] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>Dead on arrival. So no. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BroodRyu 06/26/20 4:27:21 PM #5:	Well right off the bat it says that that its unlikely to pass through the senate so Id say no. <cite>BroodRyu posted [p:941301290] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>Well right off the bat it says that that its unlikely to pass through the senate so Id say no. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 06/26/20 4:28:08 PM #6:	It won't happen this year, but I'm willing to bet it becomes a major campaign issue in the way that fighting for the Supreme Court was an issue in the last election. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:941301331] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>It won't happen this year, but I'm willing to bet it becomes a major campaign issue in the way that fighting for the Supreme Court was an issue in the last election. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 06/26/20 4:30:27 PM #7:	wouldn;t it be the tiniest state in the country? if DC gets statehood before Puerto Rico that will be fucked up <cite>Zikten posted [p:941301442] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>wouldn;t it be the tiniest state in the country? if DC gets statehood before Puerto Rico that will be fucked up</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paragon21XX 06/26/20 4:32:26 PM #8:	Constitutionally they cannot. --- Hmm... <cite>Paragon21XX posted [p:941301521] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>Constitutionally they cannot.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hop103 06/26/20 4:33:10 PM #9:	Puerto Rico has a better chance than DC, no one wants DC as a state. --- "In the name of the future moon I shall punish you"-Chibi Moon <cite>Hop103 posted [p:941301554] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>Puerto Rico has a better chance than DC, no one wants DC as a state.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Master_Bass 06/26/20 4:33:20 PM #10:	Zikten posted... wouldn;t it be the tiniest state in the country? if DC gets statehood before Puerto Rico that will be fucked up It has a higher population than other states, though. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Master_Bass posted [p:941301561] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>wouldn;t it be the tiniest state in the country? if DC gets statehood before Puerto Rico that will be fucked up</quote>It has a higher population than other states, though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TroutPaste 06/26/20 4:33:55 PM #11:	No because that means 2 more Democrat senators --- https://steamcommunity.com/id/Acerbic89 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1488-free-games <cite>TroutPaste posted [p:941301596] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>No because that means 2 more Democrat senators </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGoldenEel 06/26/20 4:34:03 PM #12:	Paragon21XX posted... Constitutionally they cannot. The make DC a state bill leaves a small district as unincorporated so that the seat of the US government is still not part of a state the issue is the hundreds of thousands of unrepresented people in the city that has grown around these buildings --- The words of The Golden Eel have been revealed... Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/ <cite>TheGoldenEel posted [p:941301605] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>Paragon21XX posted... </cite> <quote>Constitutionally they cannot.</quote>The make DC a state bill leaves a small district as unincorporated so that the seat of the US government is still not part of a state the issue is the hundreds of thousands of unrepresented people in the city that has grown around these buildings </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paragon21XX 06/26/20 4:34:26 PM #13:	Hop103 posted... Puerto Rico has a better chance than DC, no one wants DC as a state. Except the Democrats want it because it would add one more representative as well as two more senators to their side. TheGoldenEel posted... Paragon21XX posted... Constitutionally they cannot. The make DC a state bill leaves a small district as unincorporated so that the seat of the US government is still not part of a state the issue is the hundreds of thousands of unrepresented people in the city that has grown around these buildings So give those areas back to Maryland. --- Hmm... <cite>Paragon21XX posted [p:941301624] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>Hop103 posted...</cite> <quote> Puerto Rico has a better chance than DC, no one wants DC as a state.</quote> Except the Democrats want it because it would add one more representative as well as two more senators to their side. TheGoldenEel posted...</cite> <quote>Paragon21XX posted... </cite> <quote> Constitutionally they cannot.</quote>The make DC a state bill leaves a small district as unincorporated so that the seat of the US government is still not part of a state the issue is the hundreds of thousands of unrepresented people in the city that has grown around these buildings </quote> So give those areas back to Maryland.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KILBOTz 06/26/20 4:35:26 PM #14:	Only way a 51st state happens is if a conservative stalwart 52nd state is made at the same time. Split Montana at the same time. so yeah, not happening short term. democrats best chance is to use the increased telework as a chance to move to current red states and change them purple or blue. Do that, take senate, then do what you want. --- https://imgur.com/O3syCWD https://imgur.com/k3YiBdG <cite>KILBOTz posted [p:941301665] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>Only way a 51st state happens is if a conservative stalwart 52nd state is made at the same time. Split Montana at the same time. so yeah, not happening short term. democrats best chance is to use the increased telework as a chance to move to current red states and change them purple or blue. Do that, take senate, then do what you want. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGoldenEel 06/26/20 4:36:10 PM #15:	Paragon21XX posted... Except the Democrats want it because it would add one more representative as well as two more senators to their side. Democrats want it primarily to give 700,000 people people proper representation trumps display of force against protesters simply because they do not have a state government protecting them is what is accelerating calls for statehood right now --- The words of The Golden Eel have been revealed... Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/ <cite>TheGoldenEel posted [p:941301709] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>Paragon21XX posted... </cite> <quote>Except the Democrats want it because it would add one more representative as well as two more senators to their side.</quote>Democrats want it primarily to give 700,000 people people proper representation trumps display of force against protesters simply because they do not have a state government protecting them is what is accelerating calls for statehood right now </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 06/26/20 4:37:54 PM #16:	TheGoldenEel posted... Democrats want it primarily to give 700,000 people people proper representation trumps display of force against protesters simply because they do not have a state government protecting them is what is accelerating calls for statehood right now Then give that land back to the surrounding states that donated it in the first place (minus the small part that needs to stay autonomous). If it's really about representation, the most common sense proposal would be restoration, not statehood. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:941301803] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>TheGoldenEel posted... </cite> <quote>Democrats want it primarily to give 700,000 people people proper representation trumps display of force against protesters simply because they do not have a state government protecting them is what is accelerating calls for statehood right now</quote> Then give that land back to the surrounding states that donated it in the first place (minus the small part that needs to stay autonomous). If it's really about representation, the most common sense proposal would be restoration, not statehood. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThePrinceFish 06/26/20 5:15:15 PM #17:	s0nicfan posted... Then give that land back to the surrounding states that donated it in the first place (minus the small part that needs to stay autonomous). If it's really about representation, the most common sense proposal would be restoration, not statehood. But then they don't get the free senators --- Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. <cite>ThePrinceFish posted [p:941303575] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>s0nicfan posted... </cite> <quote>Then give that land back to the surrounding states that donated it in the first place (minus the small part that needs to stay autonomous). If it's really about representation, the most common sense proposal would be restoration, not statehood.</quote>But then they don't get the free senators </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coloradough 06/26/20 5:16:19 PM #18:	Zikten posted... wouldn;t it be the tiniest state in the country? if DC gets statehood before Puerto Rico that will be fucked up PR has $75 billion in debt, the US would never willingly take that on --- Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, even to those who are perverse - The Holy Bible <cite>Coloradough posted [p:941303620] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>wouldn;t it be the tiniest state in the country? if DC gets statehood before Puerto Rico that will be fucked up</quote> PR has $75 billion in debt, the US would never willingly take that on </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ultimate reaver 06/26/20 5:17:34 PM #19:	no, republicans are big on suppression of representation --- I pray god will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in truth <cite>ultimate reaver posted [p:941303676] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>no, republicans are big on suppression of representation </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 06/26/20 5:21:17 PM #20:	It deserves statehood more so than Wyoming. I would be ok with ceding DC back to the surrounding states as well. --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:941303853] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>It deserves statehood more so than Wyoming. I would be ok with ceding DC back to the surrounding states as well. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 06/26/20 5:21:39 PM #21:	Paragon21XX posted... Except the Democrats want it because it would add one more representative as well as two more senators to their side. So give those areas back to Maryland. Maryland and DC both oppose retrocession. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:941303867] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>Paragon21XX posted... </cite> <quote>Except the Democrats want it because it would add one more representative as well as two more senators to their side. So give those areas back to Maryland.</quote> Maryland and DC both oppose retrocession. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGoldenEel 06/26/20 5:23:00 PM #22:	s0nicfan posted... Then give that land back to the surrounding states that donated it in the first place (minus the small part that needs to stay autonomous). If it's really about representation, the most common sense proposal would be restoration, not statehood. Its, constitutionally, not that simple its more complicated for DC to be absorbed into Maryland because Maryland would also have to vote and agree to it DC is already its own entity with its own (non voting) representatives in Congress, so it is more practical to make that official --- The words of The Golden Eel have been revealed... Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/ <cite>TheGoldenEel posted [p:941303942] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>s0nicfan posted... </cite> <quote>Then give that land back to the surrounding states that donated it in the first place (minus the small part that needs to stay autonomous). If it's really about representation, the most common sense proposal would be restoration, not statehood.</quote>Its, constitutionally, not that simple its more complicated for DC to be absorbed into Maryland because Maryland would also have to vote and agree to it DC is already its own entity with its own (non voting) representatives in Congress, so it is more practical to make that official </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 06/26/20 5:23:45 PM #23:	This is another one of those things where we'll never have another Republican president again. --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:941303973] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>This is another one of those things where we'll never have another Republican president again. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGoldenEel 06/26/20 5:24:58 PM #24:	DevsBro posted... This is another one of those things where we'll never have another Republican president again. DC already gets electoral college votes so it would not affect that --- The words of The Golden Eel have been revealed... Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/ <cite>TheGoldenEel posted [p:941304031] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted... </cite> <quote>This is another one of those things where we'll never have another Republican president again.</quote>DC already gets electoral college votes so it would not affect that </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 06/26/20 5:28:53 PM #25:	TheGoldenEel posted... DC already gets electoral college votes so it would not affect that Oh Then sure --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:941304237] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>TheGoldenEel posted... </cite> <quote>DC already gets electoral college votes so it would not affect that</quote>Oh Then sure </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paragon21XX 06/26/20 5:36:00 PM #26:	K181 posted... Paragon21XX posted... Except the Democrats want it because it would add one more representative as well as two more senators to their side. So give those areas back to Maryland. Maryland and DC both oppose retrocession. I don't care about what they prefer, they need to just accept the least contentious course of action that isn't simply maintaining the status quo (no voting representation beyond presidential elections). If it were simply about giving 700k residents direct representation in Congress like TheGoldenEel claimed against my earlier post, then they would also accept retrocession when statehood does not appear to be likely to happen. --- Hmm... <cite>Paragon21XX posted [p:941304545] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>K181 posted...</cite> <quote>Paragon21XX posted... </cite> <quote> Except the Democrats want it because it would add one more representative as well as two more senators to their side. So give those areas back to Maryland.</quote> Maryland and DC both oppose retrocession. </quote> I don't care about what they prefer, they need to just accept the least contentious course of action that isn't simply maintaining the status quo (no voting representation beyond presidential elections). If it were simply about giving 700k residents direct representation in Congress like TheGoldenEel claimed against my earlier post, then they would also accept retrocession when statehood does not appear to be likely to happen.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Were_Wyrm 06/26/20 5:39:49 PM #27:	TheGoldenEel posted... DC already gets electoral college votes so it would not affect that It depends on whether or not they keep all three house members. If they do and get their senators then they would have 5 electoral votes. --- I was a God, Valeria. I found it...beneath me. - Dr. Doom https://imgur.com/FKDXbHs <cite>Were_Wyrm posted [p:941304694] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>TheGoldenEel posted... </cite> <quote>DC already gets electoral college votes so it would not affect that</quote>It depends on whether or not they keep all three house members. If they do and get their senators then they would have 5 electoral votes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGoldenEel 06/26/20 5:41:30 PM #28:	Paragon21XX posted... I don't care about what they prefer, they need to just accept the least contentious course of action that isn't simply maintaining the status quo (no voting representation beyond presidential elections). If it were simply about giving 700k residents direct representation in Congress like TheGoldenEel claimed against my earlier post, then they would also accept retrocession when statehood does not appear to be likely to happen. per the constitution and states rights, the least contentious and most straightforward way to give them representation is making it its own state NOT making it part of maryland --- The words of The Golden Eel have been revealed... Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/ <cite>TheGoldenEel posted [p:941304776] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>Paragon21XX posted... </cite> <quote>I don't care about what they prefer, they need to just accept the least contentious course of action that isn't simply maintaining the status quo (no voting representation beyond presidential elections). If it were simply about giving 700k residents direct representation in Congress like TheGoldenEel claimed against my earlier post, then they would also accept retrocession when statehood does not appear to be likely to happen.</quote>per the constitution and states rights, the least contentious and most straightforward way to give them representation is making it its own state NOT making it part of maryland </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MaxEffingBemis 06/26/20 6:20:54 PM #29:	Why are some people itt just assuming if DC got statehood theyd be represented by democrats? FYI Im not from there so I dont know how things are there --- She took pity on me, horizontally, but most likely because of my band <cite>MaxEffingBemis posted [p:941306511] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>Why are some people itt just assuming if DC got statehood theyd be represented by democrats? FYI Im not from there so I dont know how things are there </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 06/26/20 6:24:46 PM #30:	TheGoldenEel posted... Democrats want it primarily to give 700,000 people people proper representation Should every city or county become a state, then? They want to make DC a state because it's like 90% Democrat, and for no other reason. --- I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:941306692] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>TheGoldenEel posted... </cite> <quote>Democrats want it primarily to give 700,000 people people proper representation</quote>Should every city or county become a state, then? They want to make DC a state because it's like 90% Democrat, and for no other reason. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGoldenEel 06/26/20 6:25:17 PM #31:	MaxEffingBemis posted... Why are some people itt just assuming if DC got statehood theyd be represented by democrats? FYI Im not from there so I dont know how things are there For one the population is nearly 50% black --- The words of The Golden Eel have been revealed... Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/ <cite>TheGoldenEel posted [p:941306710] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>MaxEffingBemis posted... </cite> <quote>Why are some people itt just assuming if DC got statehood theyd be represented by democrats? FYI Im not from there so I dont know how things are there</quote>For one the population is nearly 50% black </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 06/26/20 6:48:16 PM #32:	Paragon21XX posted... I don't care about what they prefer, they need to just accept the least contentious course of action that isn't simply maintaining the status quo (no voting representation beyond presidential elections). If it were simply about giving 700k residents direct representation in Congress like TheGoldenEel claimed against my earlier post, then they would also accept retrocession when statehood does not appear to be likely to happen. Admitting a state requires consent from two parties: the wannabe state and the federal goverment. Adding to the boundaries of a state requires consent from three parties: the state, the area to be added to it, and the federal goverment. Retrocession is not the path of least resistance or contention --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:941307807] in Could Wash... [t:78805281]...</cite> <quote>Paragon21XX posted... </cite> <quote>I don't care about what they prefer, they need to just accept the least contentious course of action that isn't simply maintaining the status quo (no voting representation beyond presidential elections). If it were simply about giving 700k residents direct representation in Congress like TheGoldenEel claimed against my earlier post, then they would also accept retrocession when statehood does not appear to be likely to happen.</quote> Admitting a state requires consent from two parties: the wannabe state and the federal goverment. Adding to the boundaries of a state requires consent from three parties: the state, the area to be added to it, and the federal goverment. Retrocession is not the path of least resistance or contention </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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