Blaze: House Democrats approved legislation on Friday that would grant statehood to Washington, D.C. The vote largely fell along party lines — only one Democrat opposed the bill — and it is doomed to fail in the Republican-controlled Senate.
D.C. residents have long sought official voting representation in Congress. However, Friday’s vote was the first time any such measure found success in either chamber of Congress. Currently, residents in the nation’s capital are represented only by a delegate — Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton — and are allotted three Electoral College votes via the 23rd Amendment.
After Friday’s vote, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) exposed why Democrats are strongly pushing for D.C. statehood.
According to Cruz, Democrats only support D.C. statehood because it would help them further their political agenda by giving them two additional senators. If D.C. were allotted statehood, they would almost certainly elect two Democratic senators, considering the city is notoriously Democratic; in fact, in the modern era, the city has only elected Democratic mayors.
Plus, Cruz explained, Friday’s Democratic-pushed legislation fails on its face because D.C. statehood requires a constitutional amendment.
Well if DC is a state then it would be unfair for them to have so much federal power so it would have to be dismantled and spread across the country. If this happens then I say that the Capital becomes the state where the President chooses as his residence. Washington DC is also the largest welfare recipient in the country because of all the federal divisions that suck in tax dollars an produce nothing so yea lets make you a state then break up all those tax dollars.
Thank you , “Ted” for that extremely comprehensive grasp of the obvious. Why are you afraid of using your real name?
Statehood? How about making it a glass parking lot for tourists who love all things glass?
except for the Federal area, just give it back to
MerrylandLarryland, take away 2 of their electoral college votes (the population is only about 700,000 … & shrinking … one rep) & be done w/ this festering sore of a problemSo they do support the Electoral College then!
“…they would almost certainly elect two Democratic senators…” Ya think?
Hell, they RE-ELECTED Marion Barry after he was INDICTED, CONVICTED, AND IMPRISONED for smoking crack cocaine with hookers!!!
Ahhh DC…what a town! Just don’t get caught with a live boy, or a dead girl and you’ll be fine.
Start obeying the United States Constitution, Assholes!
If the residents want representation, make them move to states with representation.
Give D.C. statehood, as long as northern California can also declare statehood, to balance-out the Senate seats.
Aren’t there some rules already in place that deal with statehood?
Why don’t we just follow the rules that all the other states (except the original 13) applied by?
Shouldn’t be any residents in the Federal District, anyway – so move em all out.
Make it – I don’t know – a Federal Autonomous Zone – maybe.
Contain nothing but Federal shit with Embassies, restaurants, and car-parks.
izlamo delenda est …
I think I read somewhere that DC was originally a no residence area. Govt. building only…
If DC became a state they would no longer have the power to levy income tax.