Current Events > The House has passed a bill to make Washington DC the 51st state.

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Tired-Insomniac 04/22/21 12:45:55 PM #1:	https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1385264085164560385 How many Senate votes does this need? --- "I like turtles" <cite>Tired-Insomniac posted [p:953109791] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1385264085164560385 How many Senate votes does this need? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rathinor 04/22/21 12:46:36 PM #2:	Pretty sure this can be filibustered. So it needs the 60 to break cloture In other words, not happening <cite>Rathinor posted [p:953109810] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Pretty sure this can be filibustered. So it needs the 60 to break cloture In other words, not happening </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NatsuSama 04/22/21 12:47:07 PM #3:	Tired-Insomniac posted... How many Senate votes does this need? 60 to beat the filibuster iirc. --- WAAAH, I CAN'T BEAT THIS GUY WITH HIS TACTICS, I'M GONNA CALL IT SPAM AND CONDEMN HIM FOR USING IT <cite>NatsuSama posted [p:953109832] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Tired-Insomniac posted... </cite> <quote>How many Senate votes does this need?</quote>60 to beat the filibuster iirc. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UberEats 04/22/21 12:48:25 PM #4:	Political theater. Unlikely possibility it'll pass. <cite>UberEats posted [p:953109881] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Political theater. Unlikely possibility it'll pass. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 04/22/21 12:48:37 PM #5:	Rathinor posted... So it needs the 60 to break cloture For now. --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:953109889] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Rathinor posted... </cite> <quote>So it needs the 60 to break cloture</quote>For now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 04/22/21 12:49:05 PM #6:	Good --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:953109902] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Good </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Christian RULES 04/22/21 12:49:11 PM #7:	51st state? Area 51 confirmed real zomg!! --- RIP Man Fan - Nine Years Strong - https://youtu.be/O8swXwLlgAI TRUMP 2024EVER - Promises Made! Promises Kept! #MAGA <cite>Christian RULES posted [p:953109909] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>51st state? Area 51 confirmed real zomg!! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IdiotMachine 04/22/21 12:49:18 PM #8:	Tired-Insomniac posted... https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1385264085164560385 How many Senate votes does this need? 60. --- https://imgur.com/XNEdLrJ <cite>IdiotMachine posted [p:953109912] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Tired-Insomniac posted... </cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1385264085164560385 How many Senate votes does this need?</quote>60. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KiwiTerraRizing 04/22/21 12:49:31 PM #9:	Doom_Art posted... For now. --- Trucking Legend Don Schneider! <cite>KiwiTerraRizing posted [p:953109918] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Doom_Art posted... </cite> <quote>For now.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 04/22/21 12:49:50 PM #10:	nuke the filibuster --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:953109929] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>nuke the filibuster </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/22/21 12:51:25 PM #11:	Okay, but DC needs to reclaim the lost southwest side of the square, that Virginia took during the civil war. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:953109977] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Okay, but DC needs to reclaim the lost southwest side of the square, that Virginia took during the civil war. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LostForest 04/22/21 12:51:33 PM #12:	Good. Them and Puerto Rico both deserve it. --- http://poorcouplesfoodguide.com Nonbinary / agender, formerly a sage account <cite>LostForest posted [p:953109982] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Good. Them and Puerto Rico both deserve it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Materus 04/22/21 12:51:41 PM #13:	Should be Puerto Rico instead. --- Gamers. <cite>Materus posted [p:953109988] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Should be Puerto Rico instead. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/22/21 12:52:02 PM #14:	Materus posted... Should be Puerto Rico instead. Should be Alberta instead. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:953110002] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Materus posted... </cite> <quote>Should be Puerto Rico instead.</quote>Should be Alberta instead. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 04/22/21 12:52:03 PM #15:	Materus posted... Should be Puerto Rico instead. Why not both? --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:953110003] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Materus posted... </cite> <quote>Should be Puerto Rico instead.</quote>Why not both? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/22/21 12:52:46 PM #16:	Doom_Art posted... Why not both? Did we forget that Guam exists? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:953110022] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Doom_Art posted... </cite> <quote>Why not both?</quote>Did we forget that Guam exists? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Materus 04/22/21 12:54:04 PM #17:	Doom_Art posted... Why not both? tbh its just a personal thing where I believe the capital should be like a neutral ground of sorts. The people living there should be given political representation either through Virginia or Maryland. --- Gamers. <cite>Materus posted [p:953110058] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Doom_Art posted... </cite> <quote>Why not both?</quote> tbh its just a personal thing where I believe the capital should be like a neutral ground of sorts. The people living there should be given political representation either through Virginia or Maryland. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 04/22/21 12:54:33 PM #18:	Questionmarktarius posted... Did we forget that Guam exists? Guam doesn't want to be a state IIRC --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:953110072] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>Did we forget that Guam exists?</quote>Guam doesn't want to be a state IIRC </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StarDestroyer 04/22/21 12:55:04 PM #19:	Questionmarktarius posted... Should be Alberta instead. Fuck no <cite>StarDestroyer posted [p:953110086] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>Should be Alberta instead.</quote> Fuck no </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LostForest 04/22/21 12:55:31 PM #20:	Questionmarktarius posted... Did we forget that Guam exists? So Guam, DC, Puerto Rico, Samoa, can all join in. That'll be 54. Then make Long Island 55. Everybody wins. --- http://poorcouplesfoodguide.com Nonbinary / agender, formerly a sage account <cite>LostForest posted [p:953110107] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>Did we forget that Guam exists?</quote> So Guam, DC, Puerto Rico, Samoa, can all join in. That'll be 54. Then make Long Island 55. Everybody wins. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/22/21 12:55:42 PM #21:	Tyranthraxus posted... Guam doesn't want to be a state IIRC Ah, that's the other side of that, yes. States aren't really allowed to be established involuntarily, give or take Hawaii. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:953110111] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite> <quote>Guam doesn't want to be a state IIRC</quote>Ah, that's the other side of that, yes. States aren't really allowed to be established involuntarily, give or take Hawaii. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trelve 04/22/21 12:57:06 PM #22:	Not an American so maybe a stupid question: what advantages does Washington DC get by being a state and what is it now if it's not one? <cite>Trelve posted [p:953110157] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Not an American so maybe a stupid question: what advantages does Washington DC get by being a state and what is it now if it's not one? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Crazyman93 04/22/21 12:57:24 PM #23:	Questionmarktarius posted... Ah, that's the other side of that, yes. States aren't really allowed to be established involuntarily, give or take Hawaii. And Puerto Rico can't decide if it wants to be one or not. Their politics are devoted to and roughly evenly split on the issue. --- let's lubricate friction material! ~nickels, Cars & Trucks <cite>Crazyman93 posted [p:953110169] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>Ah, that's the other side of that, yes. States aren't really allowed to be established involuntarily, give or take Hawaii.</quote>And Puerto Rico can't decide if it wants to be one or not. Their politics are devoted to and roughly evenly split on the issue. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CruelBuffalo 04/22/21 12:58:26 PM #24:	Trelve posted... Not an American so maybe a stupid question: what advantages does Washington DC get by being a state and what is it now if it's not one? 2 senators and congressional representatives. Currently they have only non-voting members <cite>CruelBuffalo posted [p:953110209] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Trelve posted...</cite> <quote>Not an American so maybe a stupid question: what advantages does Washington DC get by being a state and what is it now if it's not one? </quote> 2 senators and congressional representatives. Currently they have only non-voting members</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 04/22/21 12:58:33 PM #25:	Trelve posted... Not an American so maybe a stupid question: what advantages does Washington DC get by being a state and what is it now if it's not one? The people who live there have no representation in government, which is a big deal for America The "con" is that it will be overwhelmingly democrat and add more senate seats/electoral votes for Dems. So Republicans oppose it aggressively. --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:953110211] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Trelve posted... </cite> <quote>Not an American so maybe a stupid question: what advantages does Washington DC get by being a state and what is it now if it's not one?</quote>The people who live there have no representation in government, which is a big deal for America The "con" is that it will be overwhelmingly democrat and add more senate seats/electoral votes for Dems. So Republicans oppose it aggressively. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Crazyman93 04/22/21 12:58:43 PM #26:	Trelve posted... Not an American so maybe a stupid question: what advantages does Washington DC get by being a state and what is it now if it's not one? The Democrats get two more senators and a house seat is really the only reason this got proposed. The people dumb enough to live in the District finally get representation, and DC gets even more federal money. --- let's lubricate friction material! ~nickels, Cars & Trucks <cite>Crazyman93 posted [p:953110218] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Trelve posted... </cite> <quote>Not an American so maybe a stupid question: what advantages does Washington DC get by being a state and what is it now if it's not one?</quote>The Democrats get two more senators and a house seat is really the only reason this got proposed. The people dumb enough to live in the District finally get representation, and DC gets even more federal money. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CruelBuffalo 04/22/21 12:58:48 PM #27:	Crazyman93 posted... And Puerto Rico can't decide if it wants to be one or not. Their politics are devoted to and roughly evenly split on the issue. Except statehood has won the vote twice in a row <cite>CruelBuffalo posted [p:953110221] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Crazyman93 posted...</cite> <quote> And Puerto Rico can't decide if it wants to be one or not. Their politics are devoted to and roughly evenly split on the issue. </quote> Except statehood has won the vote twice in a row</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/22/21 1:00:14 PM #28:	Trelve posted... Not an American so maybe a stupid question: what advantages does Washington DC get by being a state and what is it now if it's not one? It's all political chess to create senate seats, like the continuous plan to break up Texas and California. Similarly, there's rumblings about merging Wyoming with Idaho and Montana, to remove four senators. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:953110264] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Trelve posted... </cite> <quote>Not an American so maybe a stupid question: what advantages does Washington DC get by being a state and what is it now if it's not one?</quote>It's all political chess to create senate seats, like the continuous plan to break up Texas and California. Similarly, there's rumblings about merging Wyoming with Idaho and Montana, to remove four senators. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 04/22/21 1:00:17 PM #29:	Questionmarktarius posted... Did we forget that Guam exists? Sure, add that in too. Materus posted... The people living there should be given political representation either through Virginia or Maryland. Virginia and Maryland explicitly have said they don't want DC to integrate into their states though. --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:953110265] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>Did we forget that Guam exists?</quote>Sure, add that in too. Materus posted... </cite> <quote>The people living there should be given political representation either through Virginia or Maryland.</quote>Virginia and Maryland explicitly have said they don't want DC to integrate into their states though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Doom_Art 04/22/21 1:00:54 PM #31:	Questionmarktarius posted... merging Wyoming with Idaho and Montana, to remove four senators. Big fan of this idea. Those states are relatively meaningless anyway, may as well roll em all up. --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:953110293] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>merging Wyoming with Idaho and Montana, to remove four senators.</quote>Big fan of this idea. Those states are relatively meaningless anyway, may as well roll em all up. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hop103 04/22/21 1:01:06 PM #32:	DC shouldn't be a state, there's no reason it should be, if anything Puerto Rico needs it. --- "In the name of the future moon I shall punish you"-Chibi Moon <cite>Hop103 posted [p:953110299] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>DC shouldn't be a state, there's no reason it should be, if anything Puerto Rico needs it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGoldenEel 04/22/21 1:01:08 PM #33:	Crazyman93 posted... The people dumb enough to live in the District Bad take --- BLACK LIVES MATTER Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/ <cite>TheGoldenEel posted [p:953110301] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Crazyman93 posted... </cite> <quote>The people dumb enough to live in the District</quote>Bad take </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CruelBuffalo 04/22/21 1:01:12 PM #34:	Questionmarktarius posted... Similarly, there's rumblings about merging Wyoming with Idaho and Montana, to remove four senators. Tell me one elected official pushing this. Fanfiction on Reddit isnt the same as rumblings lol <cite>CruelBuffalo posted [p:953110304] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote>Similarly, there's rumblings about merging Wyoming with Idaho and Montana, to remove four senators.</quote> Tell me one elected official pushing this. Fanfiction on Reddit isnt the same as rumblings lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ViewtifulGrave 04/22/21 1:01:23 PM #35:	Christian RULES posted... 51st state? Area 51 confirmed real zomg!! Area 51 is already a real place. --- You enjoy teaching high schoolers, and I'll enjoy creating my crappy manga. Let's see where we both are in a year. TheDoorMouse Update https://imgur.com/vz0c9xf <cite>ViewtifulGrave posted [p:953110315] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Christian RULES posted... </cite> <quote>51st state? Area 51 confirmed real zomg!!</quote>Area 51 is already a real place. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/22/21 1:01:44 PM #36:	CruelBuffalo posted... Tell me one elected official pushing this. Fanfiction on Reddit isnt the same as rumblings lol That's fair. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:953110326] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>CruelBuffalo posted... </cite> <quote>Tell me one elected official pushing this. Fanfiction on Reddit isnt the same as rumblings lol</quote>That's fair. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 04/22/21 1:01:59 PM #37:	Hop103 posted... there's no reason it should be Explain why not? --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:953110337] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Hop103 posted... </cite> <quote>there's no reason it should be</quote>Explain why not? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AtelierRyza3462 04/22/21 1:02:48 PM #38:	Why are there so few white people living in our nation's capitol? --- Now Playing: Atelier Ryza 2 / Outer Worlds /// https://imgur.com/tNNXYaz https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeArmMVf/ / https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeDNHwmu/ - pon/pone <cite>AtelierRyza3462 posted [p:953110363] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Why are there so few white people living in our nation's capitol? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Guide 04/22/21 1:04:21 PM #39:	CruelBuffalo posted... Except statehood has won the vote twice in a row Kinda sorta. Statehood won a vote a few years back, but the opposing political tactic was to say "not voting is a vote". So while statehood won by votes, it was only votes from like 20% of the population, which essentially invalidated the whole thing. On the bright side, the educated and bougie populations are significantly more for statehood. --- evening main 2.4356848e+91 https://youtu.be/Acn5IptKWQU <cite>Guide posted [p:953110405] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>CruelBuffalo posted... </cite> <quote>Except statehood has won the vote twice in a row</quote> Kinda sorta. Statehood won a vote a few years back, but the opposing political tactic was to say "not voting is a vote". So while statehood won by votes, it was only votes from like 20% of the population, which essentially invalidated the whole thing. On the bright side, the educated and bougie populations are significantly more for statehood. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 04/22/21 1:05:09 PM #40:	Doesn't matter, gonna die in the Senate. --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:953110433] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Doesn't matter, gonna die in the Senate. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WrkHrdPlayHrdr 04/22/21 1:07:47 PM #41:	AtelierRyza3462 posted... Why are there so few white people living in our nation's capitol? Because it's a city and black people tend to make up a disproportional amount of people who live in a city. If you want to go deeper on "why" for that there's books and papers and websites dedicated to that kind of stuff. --- "No. I'm a man so theyll get me a full size McDouble." - DuncanWii https://imgur.com/cSxy3Od <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:953110518] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>AtelierRyza3462 posted... </cite> <quote>Why are there so few white people living in our nation's capitol?</quote> Because it's a city and black people tend to make up a disproportional amount of people who live in a city. If you want to go deeper on "why" for that there's books and papers and websites dedicated to that kind of stuff. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 04/22/21 1:09:54 PM #42:	Questionmarktarius posted... Okay, but DC needs to reclaim the lost southwest side of the square, that Virginia took during the civil war. holy fuck literally nobody cares --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:953110591] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite> <quote>Okay, but DC needs to reclaim the lost southwest side of the square, that Virginia took during the civil war. </quote>holy fuck literally nobody cares </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/22/21 1:10:56 PM #43:	Garioshi posted... holy fuck literally nobody cares dude, you alright? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:953110631] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Garioshi posted... </cite> <quote>holy fuck literally nobody cares</quote>dude, you alright? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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UnholyMudcrab 04/22/21 1:11:46 PM #45:	ImAMarvel posted... Since there's a Democratic majority in the senate, doesn't this stand a good chance of passing? Not a filibuster-proof majority --- https://imgur.com/VeNBg https://imgur.com/gd5jC8q https://imgur.com/PKIy7 https://imgur.com/3p29JqP <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:953110669] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>ImAMarvel posted...</cite> <quote> Since there's a Democratic majority in the senate, doesn't this stand a good chance of passing?</quote> Not a filibuster-proof majority</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HODL 04/22/21 1:12:11 PM #46:	Dead on arrival. --- https://youtu.be/9BbM0RjPgq0 <cite>HODL posted [p:953110681] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Dead on arrival.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SaltyDogGum 04/22/21 1:12:19 PM #47:	But why? --- Unleash the Kraken <cite>SaltyDogGum posted [p:953110690] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>But why? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 04/22/21 1:13:15 PM #48:	Crazyman93 posted... The people dumb enough to live in the District finally get representation when you're so fucking biased you frame a positive as a negative lol --- https://imgur.com/1XbPahR <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:953110722] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>Crazyman93 posted... </cite> <quote>The people dumb enough to live in the District finally get representation</quote>when you're so fucking biased you frame a positive as a negative lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Akagami_Shanks 04/22/21 1:13:35 PM #49:	its not going to past the senate, dont bother --- yes <cite>Akagami_Shanks posted [p:953110739] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>its not going to past the senate, dont bother </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 04/22/21 1:14:16 PM #50:	SaltyDogGum posted... But why? Political chess. It's an easy +2 democrat senators. Also the representative gets an actual vote, and probably two or three more representatives, who are almost certain to be all democrats as well. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:953110759] in The House ... [t:79419152]...</cite> <quote>SaltyDogGum posted... </cite> <quote>But why?</quote>Political chess. It's an easy +2 democrat senators. Also the representative gets an actual vote, and probably two or three more representatives, who are almost certain to be all democrats as well. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > The House has passed a bill to make Washington DC the 51st state. (+) Yeah! (+)

Current Events > The House has passed a bill to make Washington DC the 51st state.