9 No taxation without representation (twitter.com) posted 83 days ago by patriotsparty 83 days ago by patriotsparty +10 / -1 9 comments share 9 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (9) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 1 ▼ – MrFrog3D 1 point 83 days ago +1 / -0 DC was set up to not be a state. If its that much a problem for you/them, they can easily be absorbed by Virginia. permalink save report block reply ▲ -1 ▼ – deleted -1 points 83 days ago +1 / -2 ▲ 1 ▼ – MrFrog3D 1 point 83 days ago +1 / -0 We had a far less powerful federal government back then, but even by today's standards states still have plenty of autonomy. The fear was that being place in lone state would give that state more power (real or imagined) over the congress. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ -1 ▼ – deleted -1 points 83 days ago +1 / -2 ▲ 1 ▼ – MrFrog3D 1 point 83 days ago +1 / -0 Just skipped over the word real, huh? permalink parent save report block reply
DC was set up to not be a state. If its that much a problem for you/them, they can easily be absorbed by Virginia.
We had a far less powerful federal government back then, but even by today's standards states still have plenty of autonomy. The fear was that being place in lone state would give that state more power (real or imagined) over the congress.
Just skipped over the word real, huh?