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To: CougarGA7
"I’m just saying there is a way they can get senators and representatives while staying within the framework of the Constitution."

Nope. The 23rd Amendment has nothing to do with it. The establishment and definition of DC is part of the original Constitution, and it is, by definition, NOT a state. And I see no way it can legitimately be considered a state unless an amendment is passed to allow it.

"The Congress shall have Power To… exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such Dis­trict (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Con­gress, become the Seat of the Gov­ernment of the United States… (The U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 17)"

88 posted on 02/11/2009 12:21:36 PM PST by Wonder Warthog ( The Hog of Steel)
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To: Wonder Warthog

Ok. I was looking in the ammendments and forgot about that establishment in the meat of the Constitution itself. Yeah, with that in there it’s pretty hard to make it a state without ammendment. I stand corrected.


90 posted on 02/11/2009 12:28:39 PM PST by CougarGA7 (Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.)
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