House Passes Bill Proposing to Make Washington, D.C., the 51st State

Wall Street Journal via MSN ^ | 04/22/2021 | Eliza Collins

[Svartalfiar]

After Washington D.C is dis-incorporated, the land not designated Federal would be given back to Maryland and Virginia. Would not their legislatures have to vote to give up that land? Or do we not follow the most basic laws of the land?

It would go to Maryland. the VA portion was already given back a long while ago.

[xzins]

I propose we make every congressional district a state with 2 senators and 1 representative.

[2harddrive]

Benedict Biden: That’s his name!

Destroying America: That’s his game!!

[Gay State Conservative]

Unconstitutional

[bIlluminati]

The sharks are arriving by air special delivery. I think I saw a documentary on that.

[Qilin]

Any political implications aside, I’m opposed to this in same way that I was (and am) opposed the demoting Pluto from a planet to dwarf planet — it just ain’t right. I think I’d be more open Puerto Rico becoming a state.

[taxcontrol]

I submit that due to the Constitution granting Congress full control over the district, that the first step to DC Statehood would be an amendment to the Constitution removing Congress’s power over the district.

If that is not done, you end up with a state that Congress can control a clear violation of the separation of powers.