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re: John Oliver discusses DC Statehood -- Agree or Disagree?
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:21 am to GetCocky11
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:21 am to GetCocky11
It would take a Constitutional amendment to make DC a state. I don't know why people take an English comedian's views on American politics seriously.
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Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:23 am to Brosef Stalin
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It would take a Constitutional amendment to make DC a state. I don't know why people take an English comedian's views on American politics seriously.
You say the bolded part like it is some mind-blowing statement that has never been though about before. The Constitution has been amended before, and I'm sure the people in the statehood movement have given that part some thought.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:23 am to GetCocky11
DC will not get statehood, but will get Congressional representation at some point
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:24 am to GetCocky11
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know that most of you who are against this just look through the Republican/Democrat voting argument.
Just because you keep saying this doesn't make it true. Had anyone here even mentioned this outside of one post?
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:24 am to GetCocky11
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I know that most of you who are against this just look through the Republican/Democrat voting argument. That is what I expected.
Yeah. Well most people here are right wing loons so what else would you expect?
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:24 am to GetCocky11
I feel like John Oliver usually offers up a good argument for/against something in this segment, but I don't think he did a good job of explaining the stance of the opponents to DC statehood. I wasn't familiar with this issue beforehand so I felt like it was lacking in that department.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:25 am to GetCocky11
quote:will never happen
How would you feel about retrocession back to Maryland?
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:25 am to GetCocky11
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even though the Constitution has been amended many times
Then amend it then.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:25 am to GetCocky11
Do you know how hard it is to have a constitutional amendment passed? Especially in today's world?
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:27 am to GetCocky11
No DC should not be a state. The whole purpose of having the capital in DC is so that it isn't in a state.
Of course a liberal and a foreigner wouldn't care that.
Of course a liberal and a foreigner wouldn't care that.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:29 am to WeeWee
quote:of course! they're the worst!
Of course a liberal
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:31 am to GetCocky11
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How would you feel about retrocession back to Maryland? Is that an alternative you could live with?
It still wouldn't solve the issue of a single state being responsible for the security and operations of the federal government.
It is inherently wrong for the representatives of every state and territory in the United States to conduct their representation under a single state's laws. It is essentially giving one state in the union the most power, and that is completely undemocratic. Not to mention that absorbing the District of Columbia into Maryland and changing the District's laws would be a monumental (no pun intended) clusterfrick.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:31 am to GetCocky11
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I saw this mentioned elsewhere...why not give the land back to Maryland and just make DC a city in Maryland? Do we need a special district for our capital on 2015?
I would support this. They actually already did it with the Virginia side.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:32 am to GetCocky11
John oliver is a boss. Much better than John Stewart.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:33 am to Teddy Ruxpin
Disagree DC isn't a state
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:34 am to GetCocky11
quote:Only if St. George is also granted statehood to even things out
DC Statehood -- Agree or Disagree?
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:36 am to Breesus
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Just because you keep saying this doesn't make it true.
Yeah it does make it true, that's how truth works. Apparently you never took a class on poli sci or debate.
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:36 am to Bluefin
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It still wouldn't solve the issue of a single state being responsible for the security and operations of the federal government.
It is inherently wrong for the representatives of every state and territory in the United States to conduct their representation under a single state's laws. It is essentially giving one state in the union the most power, and that is completely undemocratic. Not to mention that absorbing the District of Columbia into Maryland and changing the District's laws would be a monumental (no pun intended) clusterfrick.
Why not just cede the primarily residential areas back to Maryland and keep the areas with the White House, The Capital, and the Supreme Court in a more compact District? It wouldn't be perfect, but could it work? You'd have DC, Maryland and DC, the federal district.
This post was edited on 8/3/15 at 10:37 am
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:38 am to GetCocky11
Disagree.
2 Dem senators and a Dem house member
2 Dem senators and a Dem house member
This post was edited on 8/3/15 at 10:41 am
Posted on 8/3/15 at 10:39 am to GetCocky11
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Because over 650,000 have no real representation in the legislature?
They are forced to live in DC?
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