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PoliticAverse

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3. DC isn't going to be a state. You can't have a single state controlling the Federal Government

Reply to sharedvalues (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 21, 2017, 10:48 PM

Apr 2017

that's why the Constitution specifically provided for the Federal Government to be outside of
any state.

See: http://time.com/4296175/washington-dc-statehood-history/

Granting DC residents representation in Congress is a different issue.

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'You may have questions about Hawaii. Many Americans do. [View all] elleng Apr 2017 OP

Let's get 48 DC statehood bills! (Reason DC not a state: GOP politics.) sharedvalues Apr 2017 #1

Yes, indeed, incredibly frustrating; elleng Apr 2017 #2

DC isn't going to be a state. You can't have a single state controlling the Federal Government PoliticAverse Apr 2017 #3

If you can't drive to Hawaii - needledriver Apr 2017 #4