Posted on 10/02/2020 11:13:38 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant
If they want PR to be a part of the US, just make it a part of New York State.
No, it would make sense to give DC back to Maryland, not create a new state.
Since Virginia is now a blue state, making a state of the D of C and northern Virginia would create a new red state in the remainder of Virginia. Same number of blue states, plus an additional red state.
North New York, South Virginia (yes, a third Virginia), South Illinois...
I would agree to statehood to DC if they expanded the borders to include the entire DC Metro area including Baltimore. That would increase the chance of Maryland and Virginia becoming Red states. I would also ban the federal government from offering any kind of financial assistance to the new state that is not available to every other state in the union.
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