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To: Enduro Guy; All

I see that Washington, DC, with 630,000 citizens, more than Vermont and Wyoming, is not listed. Since they have NO representation in Congress but pay 100% taxes, where should they be listed in this ranking? No taxation without representation is what the Constitution says.


3 posted on 04/03/2013 11:49:26 AM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: gleeaikin

Where does the Constitution say that?

SnakeDoc


4 posted on 04/03/2013 11:52:12 AM PDT by SnakeDoctor ("I've shot people I like more for less." -- Raylan Givens)
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To: gleeaikin

Ha! DC is obviously OFF THE CHART!!!


5 posted on 04/03/2013 12:00:15 PM PDT by Enduro Guy
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To: gleeaikin

Well since they aren’t a state they don’t go on the state list - maybe there’s another list for territories and possessions ;)


6 posted on 04/03/2013 12:12:35 PM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.)
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To: gleeaikin
What is stopping the DC residents from applying for retrocession and joining Maryland? Those on the Virginia side successfully did so back in 1854.

The answer, as I am sure you know, is that they like the staus quo of sucking up tax money and providing three automatic electoral votes to the Democrat presidential candidate before the polls even close.

Sure, they would like to have two voting senators and a representaive as well. But good luck with 3/4th of the state legislatures going along with that one.

8 posted on 04/03/2013 12:44:48 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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