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DC statehood commercials
I don't know why it would be running in Kentucky but I've seen an ad promoting DC statehood. It's run for several days.
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Because people in KY (and the other 49 states) can actually do something about making DC a state through their elected representatives. Residents of DC cannot.earendel wrote:I don't know why it would be running in Kentucky but I've seen an ad promoting DC statehood. It's run for several days.
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Not very likely - 5 of the 6 members of the House are Republicans, plus we have "Moscow Mitch" and Rand Paul. None of them are likely to be supporters of DC statehood.silverscreenselect wrote:Because people in KY (and the other 49 states) can actually do something about making DC a state through their elected representatives. Residents of DC cannot.earendel wrote:I don't know why it would be running in Kentucky but I've seen an ad promoting DC statehood. It's run for several days.
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Re: DC statehood commercials
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform had a hearing today about making D.C. a state, which is sparking interest among political folks around the country.
Here's an alternative: Combine D.C., Maryland, Delaware and the Virginia Eastern Shore into a new state called Chesapeake. (I have more out-of-the box ideas that I doubt anybody wants to hear.)
Here's an alternative: Combine D.C., Maryland, Delaware and the Virginia Eastern Shore into a new state called Chesapeake. (I have more out-of-the box ideas that I doubt anybody wants to hear.)
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I first read this as Cheapskate, which has my full approval as a state name.jarnon wrote:The House Committee on Oversight and Reform had a hearing today about making D.C. a state, which is sparking interest among political folks around the country.
Here's an alternative: Combine D.C., Maryland, Delaware and the Virginia Eastern Shore into a new state called Chesapeake. (I have more out-of-the box ideas that I doubt anybody wants to hear.)
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I want to move there. I could easily get elected governor.Vandal wrote: I first read this as Cheapskate, which has my full approval as a state name.
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My suggestion would be to give back the parts of DC that would naturally belong to Virginia or Maryland and create a Federal district that included just the area inside the Beltway.jarnon wrote:The House Committee on Oversight and Reform had a hearing today about making D.C. a state, which is sparking interest among political folks around the country.
Here's an alternative: Combine D.C., Maryland, Delaware and the Virginia Eastern Shore into a new state called Chesapeake. (I have more out-of-the box ideas that I doubt anybody wants to hear.)
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My mother loved to tell about the time she answered "Cheapskate Bay" to a question when she was in grade school.Vandal wrote:I first read this as Cheapskate, which has my full approval as a state name.jarnon wrote:The House Committee on Oversight and Reform had a hearing today about making D.C. a state, which is sparking interest among political folks around the country.
Here's an alternative: Combine D.C., Maryland, Delaware and the Virginia Eastern Shore into a new state called Chesapeake. (I have more out-of-the box ideas that I doubt anybody wants to hear.)
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When I was in elementary school and learned the state capitals, I referred to the capital of Wyoming as Cheney, which is how I thought Cheyenne was pronounced.Bob Juch wrote:My mother loved to tell about the time she answered "Cheapskate Bay" to a question when she was in grade school.Vandal wrote:I first read this as Cheapskate, which has my full approval as a state name.jarnon wrote:The House Committee on Oversight and Reform had a hearing today about making D.C. a state, which is sparking interest among political folks around the country.
Here's an alternative: Combine D.C., Maryland, Delaware and the Virginia Eastern Shore into a new state called Chesapeake. (I have more out-of-the box ideas that I doubt anybody wants to hear.)
In retrospect, my answer may not have been all that wrong.
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I believe that the District long ago ceded back the portion of its original territory that once belonged to Virginia, and now does again. --Bobearendel wrote:My suggestion would be to give back the parts of DC that would naturally belong to Virginia or Maryland and create a Federal district that included just the area inside the Beltway.jarnon wrote:The House Committee on Oversight and Reform had a hearing today about making D.C. a state, which is sparking interest among political folks around the country.
Here's an alternative: Combine D.C., Maryland, Delaware and the Virginia Eastern Shore into a new state called Chesapeake. (I have more out-of-the box ideas that I doubt anybody wants to hear.)
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As this map shows, the existing D.C. is already inside the Beltway.Bob78164 wrote:I believe that the District long ago ceded back the portion of its original territory that once belonged to Virginia, and now does again. --Bobearendel wrote:My suggestion would be to give back the parts of DC that would naturally belong to Virginia or Maryland and create a Federal district that included just the area inside the Beltway.jarnon wrote:The House Committee on Oversight and Reform had a hearing today about making D.C. a state, which is sparking interest among political folks around the country.
Here's an alternative: Combine D.C., Maryland, Delaware and the Virginia Eastern Shore into a new state called Chesapeake. (I have more out-of-the box ideas that I doubt anybody wants to hear.)
If you make a small Federal District, comprising just the downtown office buildings and landmarks, almost all current D.C. residents could vote in Maryland. However, the few Federal District residents would still have 3 presidential electoral votes unless you repealed the 23rd Amendment. So statehood or my Cheapskate proposal are better ideas.
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Re: DC statehood commercials
After I posted I read an article that spoke about this issue - shrinking the district to a small enclave would be good, but it would then make the residents of that district responsible for those 3 electoral votes. Not being sure, but wouldn't that mean just the president and his (or her) family?jarnon wrote:If you make a small Federal District, comprising just the downtown office buildings and landmarks, almost all current D.C. residents could vote in Maryland. However, the few Federal District residents would still have 3 presidential electoral votes unless you repealed the 23rd Amendment. So statehood or my Cheapskate proposal are better ideas.
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Yes, here's a map:earendel wrote:After I posted I read an article that spoke about this issue - shrinking the district to a small enclave would be good, but it would then make the residents of that district responsible for those 3 electoral votes. Not being sure, but wouldn't that mean just the president and his (or her) family?jarnon wrote:If you make a small Federal District, comprising just the downtown office buildings and landmarks, almost all current D.C. residents could vote in Maryland. However, the few Federal District residents would still have 3 presidential electoral votes unless you repealed the 23rd Amendment. So statehood or my Cheapskate proposal are better ideas.
The Old Post Office is leased until 2073 to Donald J. Trump. So your proposal would have strong GOP support.
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I see no value to the 50 states for creating a new state. I also see no value (in fact, the opposite) for retrocession. If I were a Maryland resident I wouldn't want to add a bunch of state voters who are primarily focused on national issues and couldn't care less about local Maryland issues.
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But, as the ad I've seen points out, there are 700,000 or so individuals who are being taxed without representation (they have an "observer" in the House). If there was some way to give them the right to vote and give them full representation without statehood or "retrocession", I would be OK with that.BackInTex wrote:I see no value to the 50 states for creating a new state. I also see no value (in fact, the opposite) for retrocession. If I were a Maryland resident I wouldn't want to add a bunch of state voters who are primarily focused on national issues and couldn't care less about local Maryland issues.
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It's rarely convenient to provide equal representation to possessions. But it's still the right thing to do, at least in this case. I can think of no reason the citizens of D.C. shouldn't have the same rights to representation in our federal government that the states already have. --BobBackInTex wrote:I see no value to the 50 states for creating a new state. I also see no value (in fact, the opposite) for retrocession. If I were a Maryland resident I wouldn't want to add a bunch of state voters who are primarily focused on national issues and couldn't care less about local Maryland issues.
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What gives you the idea that the residents of D.C. are focused on national issues instead of local ones?BackInTex wrote:I see no value to the 50 states for creating a new state. I also see no value (in fact, the opposite) for retrocession. If I were a Maryland resident I wouldn't want to add a bunch of state voters who are primarily focused on national issues and couldn't care less about local Maryland issues.
It seems that the main problem with giving the residents a vote is that the population is only 36.8% non-Hispanic White.
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No. However, a real problem is the uneducated electorate (44% of over 24 years of age have less than a high school degree) of D.C. elected Marian Berry to four terms as mayor. Not a good record. Based on that record, would probably continue with the same standards for candidates.Bob Juch wrote: It seems that the main problem with giving the residents a vote is that the population is only 36.8% non-Hispanic White.
But thanks for continuing to prove you and your party are racist. Everything to you is based on race.
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That's really not all that far from saying you want to impose a literacy test. --BobBackInTex wrote:No. However, a real problem is the uneducated electorate (44% of over 24 years of age have less than a high school degree) of D.C. elected Marian Berry to four terms as mayor. Not a good record. Based on that record, would probably continue with the same standards for candidates.Bob Juch wrote: It seems that the main problem with giving the residents a vote is that the population is only 36.8% non-Hispanic White.
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Bob78164 wrote:That's really not all that far from saying you want to impose a literacy test. --BobBackInTex wrote:No. However, a real problem is the uneducated electorate (44% of over 24 years of age have less than a high school degree) of D.C. elected Marian Berry to four terms as mayor. Not a good record. Based on that record, would probably continue with the same standards for candidates.Bob Juch wrote: It seems that the main problem with giving the residents a vote is that the population is only 36.8% non-Hispanic White.
Wikipedia wrote:A 2007 report found that about one-third of District residents were functionally illiterate, compared to a national rate of about one in five. This is attributed in part to immigrants who are not proficient in English.
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