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H.R.51 - To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:25 am
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:25 am
Here we geaux
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Is this something that is attempted every year, or is it just when the Dems have control?
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Is this something that is attempted every year, or is it just when the Dems have control?
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Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:26 am to bayouh2o
Next will be that shirthole Puerto Rico
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:27 am to bayouh2o
This is where Joe Manchin hopefully comes through.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:27 am to bayouh2o
Good for the people in DC.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:27 am to bayouh2o
Won’t happen. Been introduced before
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:28 am to bayouh2o
It's virtually impossible this ever happens. Washington, D.C. is prohibited from statehood by the Constitution. In order for them to change that, there has to be a constitutional amendment. So in order for D.C. to successfully become a state, it needs 2/3 majority in the House (which it won't get), 2/3 majority in the Senate (which it won't get), and 2/3 majority of the states (which it won't get). This bill is dead on arrival.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:29 am to RollTide1987
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It's virtually impossible this ever happens. Washington, D.C. is prohibited from statehood by the Constitution. In order for them to change that, there has to be a constitutional amendment. So in order for D.C. to successfully become a state, it needs 2/3 majority in the House (which it won't get), 2/3 majority in the Senate (which it won't get), and 2/3 majority of the states (which it won't get). This bill is dead on arrival.
This is what Nancy thinks about the constitution.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:30 am to RollTide1987
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It's virtually impossible this ever happens. Washington, D.C. is prohibited from statehood by the Constitution. In order for them to change that, there has to be a constitutional amendment. So in order for D.C. to successfully become a state, it needs 2/3 majority in the House (which it won't get), 2/3 majority in the Senate (which it won't get), and 2/3 majority of the states (which it won't get). This bill is dead on arrival.
Thanks, that’s what I seemed to have remembered.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:31 am to bayouh2o
Counting on Joe Manchin to come through is like hoping the Pope stops being a communist.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:31 am to RollTide1987
Maybe they're just testing the waters before going after Puerto Rico then. They might be trying to set the narrative that one cannot become a state due to the constitution saying so, then turning around and saying "well nothing in the constitution says PR can't become a state - why don't republicans want it to be a state? is it because they're racist?". Then boom, PR is the 51st state because republicans are pussies and would rather cave than argue they're not racist. Once the race card is played, republicans lose.
Every. Single. Time.
Every. Single. Time.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:32 am to bayouh2o
I look forward to the arms race to continue splitting states to create additional senators.
East/West Idaho
North/South Montana
Etc.
East/West Idaho
North/South Montana
Etc.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:32 am to Janky
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This is what Nancy thinks about the constitution.
She may think it... but there's really no way around it, is there?
It's not like they can just start acting like D.C. is a state and say there are now 102 Senators and 436 Congressmen... er.. Congresspersons.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:33 am to bayouh2o
DC/Puerto Rico statehood and court packing is equivalent to when bush was campaigning on constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage..... never was going to happen but made sense politically at the time.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:33 am to Waffle House
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I look forward to the arms race to continue splitting states to create additional senators.
East/West Idaho
North/South Montana
Etc.
I believe the constitution also states that states can't be split to formulate a new state.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:33 am to bayouh2o
No spanks!
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:35 am to TDsngumbo
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Then boom, PR is the 51st state
And when the GOP regains power, and they will, America Samoa and Guam become states
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:35 am to hottub
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DC/Puerto Rico statehood and court packing is equivalent to when bush was campaigning on constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage..... never was going to happen but made sense politically at the time.
Yep. They getting this out there early..will use it again to argue for bigger control in 2022 elections
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:36 am to TDsngumbo
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believe the constitution also states that states can't be split to formulate a new state.
Maybe so but West Virginia and Kentucky were part of Virginia.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:36 am to RollTide1987
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It's virtually impossible this ever happens. Washington, D.C. is prohibited from statehood by the Constitution. In order for them to change that, there has to be a constitutional amendment. So in order for D.C. to successfully become a state, it needs 2/3 majority in the House (which it won't get), 2/3 majority in the Senate (which it won't get), and 2/3 majority of the states (which it won't get). This bill is dead on arrival.
Makes you wonder what other pointless B.S. this new Congress is going to waste it's time on.
Posted on 1/8/21 at 9:36 am to hottub
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And when the GOP regains power, and they will, America Samoa and Guam become states
If their people vote for it, ok
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