[kiryandil]

We can just skip the “American flag” part for the seditious towelhead...

[Pajamajan]

Needs 6 more stars. There are 57 states.

[Pearls Before Swine]

It’s all about 2 more guaranteed lefty Senators. Same thing for Puerto Rico.

[Red Badger]

Okay, then Texas becomes 5 states!...... 😉

[windowdude]

Please do, Miss.

[fproy2222]

Anyone know how this would affect the Electoral College?

[jazusamo]

No surprise, that’s a direct reflection on Tlaib’s lack of patriotism.

[Retrofitted]

Aren’t desecrated flags supposed to be burnt for proper disposal? If that’s the case, I’ll volunteer to take care of it so she won’t have to.

[BBQToadRibs]

I’m at a loss how we get representatives that outright hate the nation they live in.

[SharpRightTurn]

Well, this dingbat has a point in that a star on the flag representing the District of Corruption would definitely be a desecration.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

The 51st state will be Israel. Imagine the glee in telling her that.

[mmichaels1970]

Pretty cool article here.

the Founding Fathers decided that the new nation should have a permanent capital. But they were reluctant to give that much power to one single state. So they wrote in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution that “[The Congress shall have Power] To exercise exclusive Legislation…over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may…become the Seat of the Government of the United States.” The article also stated that this 100-mile district would come from land ceded by the states so that the new seat of government would be independent of any state.

So I would think that statehood would be blatantly unconstitutional. The libs would have to pack the court first.

One question I have is that DC is much larger than 10 square miles. If anything, I'd think it would be more constitutional to SHRINK DC and give back any lands outside of 10 square miles to Maryland and Virginia (which ceded it to the feds in the first place).

Interested in the thoughts of others. Especially regarding the fact that DC, according to Google, is 68.34 square miles. Maybe I'm missing some nuance or later revision/interpretation or something.

[BenLurkin]

Heck, make new york city and cbicago a state. And la.

[Cobra64]

Anyone desecrating the American Flag should be executed on sight.

[fruser1]

Instead of statehood, they should just allow D.C. to annex the surrounding four counties. Fair compromise I think.

[erkelly]

The illiterate fool doesn’t know that Israel is the “51st” state. She will not be making the statement that she thinks she is making!

[shanover]

I’ll adhere to the law within the confines of our Constitution and respectfully obey laws and social norms BUT this swamp infested government is not mine and I do not respect nor listen to most of them with very few exceptions.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

PLEASE DO THIS !! Best Campaign ad fodder for every GOP running ,

[originalbuckeye]

What a pig! It says a lot about Tlaib’s and Omar’s constituents that these two women were elected.

[olezip]

Virginia precedent says that D.C. should be reduced to one square mile instead of 100 square miles. Virginia has already altered the 100 square miles by absorbing that part of D.C. that is in Virginia.

Maryland should do the same and take over political jurisdiction of most of D.C. Maryland would gain delegates for the House of Representatives.

The District of Columbia was never intended to be an independent State!