D.C Statehood. Two questions

[JayJay]

@conan

Those states joined because of contract/Constitution and BoR’s.

And now libs want to change it? Then states are no longer abide to their agreement and thus should be allowed to break free from chains of federal goverment.

It’s an open question whether DC can become a state without violating the Constitution.

Yes the Constitution does include the cession of territory no more than ten miles square where the federal capital could be established.

But it also grants Congress this power:

The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.

DC could very well be construed as “other Property belonging to the United States” and as such Congress could make DC a state.

And do so without “changing” the Constitution.

Edit: the main argument against this thinking might be the language of the 23rd Amendment which gives the idea of some “permanence” to federal control of the district.

[Publius]

@conan

Those states joined because of contract/Constitution and BoR’s.

And now libs want to change it? Then states are no longer abide to their agreement and thus should be allowed to break free from chains of federal goverment.

So why can’t the non-federal property in DC become a state under the same agreement? Like Alaska and Hawaii?

[conan]

They can go back to state that DC was carved out from.

[JayJay]

@conan

They can go back to state that DC was carved out from.

I’d be fine with that, personally.

GOP probably would too because it would probably decrease the number of electoral votes in the D column by 1, maybe 2.

[JayJay]

@Publius

@conan

Those states joined because of contract/Constitution and BoR’s.

And now libs want to change it? Then states are no longer abide to their agreement and thus should be allowed to break free from chains of federal goverment.

So why can’t the non-federal property in DC become a state under the same agreement? Like Alaska and Hawaii?

I’d rather people who are against the idea of DC statehood just state the actual reasons why they want it to happen rather than make up ones that “the rules are being changed”.

[altair1013]

@Supreme_War_Pig

@altair1013

But the best and only reason for the current push for D.C statehood is to give the dems two more Senate seats.

There is no reason to surpass this one. Am I right?

Disagree. It is an affront to the republic that those citizens don’t have a federal vote

Good Lord dude. You’re the probably only one who truly believes that the dems are champions of the people and really don’t care about adding to their power.

My question is this: How the hell did they get that blind trust from you? How did they earn it? You really think this guy cares a wit about you?

[TheRedComet]

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[WuWei]

@JayJay

@Publius

@conan

Those states joined because of contract/Constitution and BoR’s.

And now libs want to change it? Then states are no longer abide to their agreement and thus should be allowed to break free from chains of federal goverment.

So why can’t the non-federal property in DC become a state under the same agreement? Like Alaska and Hawaii?

I’d rather people who are against the idea of DC statehood just state the actual reasons why they want it to happen rather than make up ones that “the rules are being changed”.

I will. It’s a city.

[Jezcoe]

@conan

@Jezcoe

They would want us to determine our own path instead of worshiping at the alter of what we think was their intent.

That’s a matter of your opinion.

Do you think that they would want the nation to lock in at 1787… never to change a thing?

[WuWei]

@Jezcoe

@conan

@Jezcoe

They would want us to determine our own path instead of worshiping at the alter of what we think was their intent.

That’s a matter of your opinion.

Do you think that they would want the nation to lock in at 1787… never to change a thing?

This thing.

[JayJay]

So is the Vatican and it is its own country.

[conan]

That wasn’t hard.

[Supreme_War_Pig]

@altair1013

@Supreme_War_Pig

@altair1013

But the best and only reason for the current push for D.C statehood is to give the dems two more Senate seats.

There is no reason to surpass this one. Am I right?

Disagree. It is an affront to the republic that those citizens don’t have a federal vote

Good Lord dude. You’re the probably only one who truly believes that the dems are champions of the people and really don’t care about adding to their power.

My question is this: How the hell did they get that blind trust from you? How did they earn it? You really think this guy cares a wit about you?

I am not speaking on behalf of “Dems”, I am speaking only for myself.

And I have already confirmed that I would prefer statehood and 2 more seats, but will accept absorption

[conan]

Now that’s a stupid question. It’s idea of our nation.

[altair1013]

@Jezcoe

Do you think that they would want the nation to lock in at 1787… never to change a thing?

No. What I think is the dems want two more senate seats. Plain and simple. It’s about increasing their power over us. Not protecting our rights.

[JayJay]

@conan

Now that’s a stupid question. It’s idea of our nation.

The idea of our nation was to make sure Congress couldn’t be attacked by a mob while relying on a state to provide them protection?

Ooops…that failed already.

[WuWei]

@JayJay

So is the Vatican and it is its own country.

This isn’t Italy.

[WuWei]

@JayJay

@conan

Now that’s a stupid question. It’s idea of our nation.

The idea of our nation was to make sure Congress couldn’t be attacked by a mob while relying on a state to provide them protection?

Ooops…that failed already.

Numerous times. All but one by the left.

[Tom_Ch]

@altair1013

But the best and only reason for the current push for D.C statehood is to give the dems two more Senate seats.

There is no reason to surpass this one. Am I right?

What makes you think dems will win those 2 seats?

[WuWei]

@Tom_Ch

@altair1013

But the best and only reason for the current push for D.C statehood is to give the dems two more Senate seats.

There is no reason to surpass this one. Am I right?

What makes you think dems will win those 2 seats?