The land is conditionally granted for use as the national capital by the State of Maryland, and the terms of the original, contractual agreement stipulates that the land reverts back to the state if statehood is attempted, because D.C. is territory within the State of Maryland, and a territory OF a state cannot secede FROM the state, and reshape the state from within it. It is essentially theft of property land from Maryland. And if D.C. becomes a state, then what city would be our national capital? Also, if a city becomes a state unto itself, it can have no capital city for itself. And in order to join a union, the other state legislatures must ratify its membership.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee approved a bill on Wednesday that would make Washington, DC, the country's 51st state.
The Washington, DC Admissions Act or H.R. 51, introduced by DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, is expected to pass a full House vote along party lines next week.
they will kill the filibuster, realizing they will have absolute power so the GOP will never be a threat to hold such power in the future.. It's DEM CCP here on out
The land is conditionally granted for use as the national capital by the State of Maryland, and the terms of the original, contractual agreement stipulates that the land reverts back to the state if statehood is attempted, because D.C. is territory within the State of Maryland, and a territory OF a state cannot secede FROM the state, and reshape the state from within it. It is essentially theft of property land from Maryland. And if D.C. becomes a state, then what city would be our national capital? Also, if a city becomes a state unto itself, it can have no capital city for itself. And in order to join a union, the other state legislatures must ratify its membership.
https://news.yahoo.com/house-committee-votes-approve-dc-194854851.html
I wonder if it will pass Senate
There’s a reason why dc is not a state, those motherfuckers
what is the chance of it passing?
they will kill the filibuster, realizing they will have absolute power so the GOP will never be a threat to hold such power in the future.. It's DEM CCP here on out
where are the votes to kill the filibuster
Give them to Maryland
DC already gets electoral votes. The bigger issue here is the potential senate seats.