Posted on 01/15/2021 6:05:51 AM PST by The Houston Courant
Last week’s outrage at the Capitol has fomented calls for District of Columbia statehood. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) explained that the riot “made it crystal clear why D.C. officials must have full control over their city’s own security and police force to secure the public safety of its residents.”
So, then, statehood will strengthen riot prevention.
But when Congress abortively voted for D.C. statehood last June, after Black Lives Matter protests, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) said, “Trump’s recent decision to deploy thousands of federal law enforcement officers in D.C. against residents peacefully exercising their constitutionally protected right to protest, and without the consent of the district’s elected officials, demonstrated the urgent need for full local government and congressional representation.”
Entrusting the national government’s security to a state has, of course, already proved unreliable. After hundreds of soldiers mutinied in June 1783, briefly blocking federal delegates’ exit from the Pennsylvania State House, the state refused to deploy militia, forcing Congress to flee Philadelphia. This encouraged lawmakers to eventually create an independent district in which to seat the federal government.
As James Madison soundly argued in Federalist No. 43, America mustn’t put the nation’s capital at the mercy of a state government to steward the former’s ongoing needs. That’s why doing so was made unconstitutional.
Yes, this inconveniences the statehood push. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution grants Congress plenary power over the nation’s capital. Federal lawmakers may, and have, ceded some powers to local D.C. government, but they cannot relinquish their authority over the city permanently, as they would by bestowing statehood upon it.
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No.
Get a job.
The Democrats don’t fool around, remember HR1. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, The Goper’s are worried about their kennedy Center Box seats.
Consider this. If you add new states, that means you have to change the flag.
And you know what they will say, “Well if we’re going to change the flag, we might as well go all the way and do an entirely new flag”.
Then basically the current US Flag will become the new Confederate Flag.
We no longer have a Constitution.
“Unwise and Unconstitutional “....
So is corrupting and changing the results of a national election, but nobody cares or even TALKS about that anymore...
Supreme Court would strike it down. Unless of courst the Dems stack the court until they have a leftist majority again.
Great job on keeping us informed. Thank you!
They want to make DC a state for the additional dem seats and votes. Also, there is no longer a fear of voter disapproval since they now control the election process.
I got a deal. Texas will get out of feral government and the other 49 bitches are welcomed to add DC as the 50 th state.
That way the flag and other documents would not have to be updated and Texas would once again stand with its head held high among the nations. Effin win win in my book.
Texans support the #TEXIT initiative. Go to TNM.me for more info. You can also freep mail me and I can share some bullet points
Good for them. When democrats have power they use it.
Republicans will “fight for you” and “hold the line”
Lmao. Time to admit we’re chumps.
demonicRATS look at The Constitution the way Capt. Barbossa viewed The Pirate’s Code. More of a set of guidelines than a list of hard and fast rules.
This site is not a vessel to get clicks for your site. Either post the entire article or GTFO.
If there is a problem with DC security, and if it’s constitutional, simply have the state of Maryland annex DC. Problem solved.
Good article! Very informative!
I clicked on the link.
I never click on links for commies.
The only living/breathing creature PETA/leftists approve of killing/eating.
“.. we might as well go all the way and do an entirely new flag”.”
Get ready for a flag resembling that of the LGBQT.
Or Black Lives Matter flag.
Or just make Puerto Rico a borough of New York City.
Nice summary—thanks for posting it.
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