Also NR's editorial: Against Columbia Statehoodhttps://www.nationalreview.com/2020/06/against-columbia-statehood/ …
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Or exempt DC residents from federal taxes. I seem to recall us fighting a war over that.
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Yes, exactly the same as 1775...
If non-transient DC residents wanted representation, they could be petitioning to go back to Maryland from whence they came - there’s literally no natural border
The Virginia side didn’t get their own state when it was returned to VA, BTW - Show replies
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So they want to admit DC and PR as states to introduce 4 more Dem senators. Dems are finally fighting dirty.
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Cede all but the federal buildings back to Maryland. Problem solved.
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First of all, many states were admitted for partisan reasons. Why would things be different now? Second, the belief that DC statehood requires a constitutional amendment is neither settled or certain.
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