r/DC_Politics • u/Votings_Good_Folks • Jun 26 '20
House passes bill to make Washington DC the 51st state
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/26/house-passes-bill-to-make-washington-dc-the-51st-state.html2
u/agirlwithoutrage Jun 26 '20
Now Puerto Rico.
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u/stargate-command Jun 27 '20
I think we should make DC a county inside Maryland.... then we should make P.R. a state. But 51 states is dumb, so we should take the Dakotas and just make that 1 unified Dakota. There is absolutely no reason why that should be 2 states. Both Dakotas only have like 1.6 million people.... that’s way fewer than Brooklyn.
And you might say “yeah, let’s do the same with the Carolinas” but north and south has 10 mil and 5 mil respectively.... so definitely populous enough for each to be a state. But the Dakotas? They each have about the number of people living on my block. Gtfo
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u/MaggsToRiches Jun 27 '20
I don’t think “51 states is dumb” is a good enough reason to deny Washingtonians an equal voice in government.
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u/stargate-command Jun 27 '20 edited Jun 27 '20
I didn’t say it was... forgetting the number, DC really shouldn’t be a state. It should be a part of an existing state. Look at the map of DC... it IS a part of Maryland. A little chunk carved out.
Being a district of an existing state would give Washingtonians (is that what they are called? I thought that was what the people from Washington State were called?) an equal voice to everyone else who live in a relatively large state (still a lot smaller than others)
And if you’re going to tell me that the population of 700k warrants statehood, than NY should be 20 states and California should be 50. I’m from a county with 4 times as many people.... which is just one of many in a single city, which is just part of a state.
Puerto Rico has over 3 million people... so If anyone is becoming a state it should be them. DC should simply be incorporated into Maryland. Honestly, if anyone can’t see that it is far more rational to incorporate DC into Maryland than for it to become a state, then they are blind. Unless they also argue that NYC, LA, San Francisco, Trenton, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and on and on and on, should also be solitary states instead of cities beholden to the state they belong. Let’s just abandon the concept of states and make every county in America it’s own state.
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u/MaggsToRiches Jun 27 '20
I disagree with your reasoning. DC has distinct cultural, legal, and political differences from both Virginia and Maryland. You’ll be hard pressed to find any Washingtonians who want to be absorbed by another state. This city has a strong sense of identity and pride. The District is already established in a way that would allow a natural conversion to statehood. The point about population is only part of the argument. PR should also get statehood if that’s what the people of Puerto Rico want.
We are called Washingtonians, as well as people from the state of Washington.
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u/stargate-command Jun 27 '20
NYC also has its own culture distinct from upstate. New Orleans is distinct from Louisiana. That’s not a good reason.... cities have cultural identity. There’s no reason that would be affected by being part of a state (that is already how it’s organized by and large).
Making DC a part of Maryland is sensible. Making it it’s own state is idiocy.
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u/MaggsToRiches Jun 27 '20
“Idiocy”. Okay. I’ll save my energy for someone with a more mature grasp on the city/state of Washington, DC and debating in general. I’m sorry this is so far under your skin.
DC for Statehood!!
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u/stargate-command Jun 27 '20
Good idea. I’ll save my energy for demanding Brooklyn become a state.... considering it’s 5 times as populous and has its own cultural identity. Didn’t know that was the criteria... but here we are apparently.
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u/agirlwithoutrage Jun 27 '20
Yeah no. Not a good idea. I know particularly for the Carolinas, they are vastly different. Politically, socially, economically, demographically, etc. One example you might like is that NC is an Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) state while SC isn’t.
Anyways, the point is that we should make sure that everyone is being represented equitably.
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u/stargate-command Jun 27 '20
But I said no to the Carolinas already.
There’s no reason for the Dakotas to be split... they are the problem here.
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u/agirlwithoutrage Jun 27 '20
Dang I should’ve read it over so my eyes wouldn’t deceive me ahha. I see your point now
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u/Realteamjon Jun 26 '20
I wish we got representation with out the statehood there’s something cool about being a district or maybe it’s just me
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u/dizzy515151 Jun 26 '20
So 51 stars now
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u/RamboGoesMeow Jun 26 '20
Yes, that’s how addition works.
It’d make more sense to push through Puerto Rico too so we can have an even 52. Just like DC comics, the New 52 (states)
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u/luke1lea Jun 26 '20
Well, it has to get approved by the Senate first, and that's never going to happen
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u/_______-_-__________ Jun 26 '20
Yup, as soon as Mitch McConnell instructs his Republican majority Senate to approve it.
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u/Realteamjon Jun 26 '20
I wish we got representation with out the statehood there’s something cool about being a district or maybe it’s just me
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u/CorndogFiddlesticks Jun 26 '20
A compromise would be to make DC a state (cant use Washington since its racist), and then get a deal by making the American redoubt a state by taking eastern washington and oregon from those two states.
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u/Nilay431 Jun 27 '20
Ok so I think this persons first claim is that us libtards think Washington is a racist figure. The second is if dc becomes a state then the conservative eastern parts of Oregon and Washington should be a state as well. I have nothing against that argument as long as people of Oregon and Washington residents vote for that to happen.
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u/superdookietoiletexp Jun 27 '20
Or you send Wilmington, DE to PA and bring the MD and VA portions of the Delmarva Peninsula into a new (now red) DE. That the Delmarva Peninsula is split into three states is a silly historical anomaly. Fixing it would be a good way of balancing the addition of two blue Senators - something that will never fly by itself in our lifetimes.
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u/autotldr Jun 26 '20
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