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Sen. Joe Manchin is 'open' to statehood for D.C., Puerto Rico
The Washington Times ^ | Sunday, January 10, 2021 | Ryan Lovelace

Posted on 01/10/2021 7:03:23 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

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To: John S Mosby

I remember how they disowned Rich Rodriguez.
This is goi g to get pretty interesting


121 posted on 01/10/2021 8:11:44 PM PST by Scotswife
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To: aynrandfreak
I remember when he was trying to calm everyone by saying he wasn’t going to vote for the far-left agenda even if they took the Senate, but I suppose they got to him too.

Or they didn't have to get to him because he's a liar who never intended to follow through on those promises.

122 posted on 01/10/2021 8:15:05 PM PST by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: 98charlie

The Founders had very good reasons for not allowing the Federal District to become a state.

http://thefederalist.com/2017/04/24/founders-didnt-want-dc-state-neither-dc-resident/


123 posted on 01/10/2021 8:16:00 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: MinorityRepublican

Where would the Capital City of the United States then be?

Why don’t DC residents strive to become part of Maryland and
Virginia as they originally were?


124 posted on 01/10/2021 8:19:36 PM PST by Radix (Natural Born Citizens have Citizen parents )
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To: escapefromboston

Hell, you could split Minnesota into two states.

Once you get out of the 5-county metro area (Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Dakota, Washington and Anoka), we are a red state.

Even in the fore-mentioned 5-county area, Scott is mostly Republican. The southern part of Dakota and northern part of Anoka are red too.

There are a few blue areas in the outstate areas (Mankato, Duluth, Moorhead, etc) but they’d be outvoted by the red areas.


125 posted on 01/10/2021 8:20:08 PM PST by MplsSteve
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To: MinorityRepublican

2/3rds of the state’s will not agree...


126 posted on 01/10/2021 8:25:20 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Jim Noble
’The creation of West Virginia was unconstitutional.’

How so?

127 posted on 01/10/2021 8:26:11 PM PST by Radix (Natural Born Citizens have Citizen parents )
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To: qaz123
How does a state that votes for Donald J Trump continue to vote for this man?

Dominion machines used in WV?

128 posted on 01/10/2021 8:32:18 PM PST by HandBasketHell
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To: MinorityRepublican

Well Joe, that means that instead of controlling 1/100th of the US budget you will control 1/104th of the US budget. Well that’s the best, but Puerto Rico and DC will get a larger share to help them catch up.... way to go Joe, you just cut your own throat!


129 posted on 01/10/2021 8:33:32 PM PST by Lockbox
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To: MinorityRepublican

Making DC a state is such a mistake. It seems nothing but a further consolidation of power for the federal government.


130 posted on 01/10/2021 8:34:26 PM PST by Crucial ( )
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To: Crucial

Which is what the Democrats want.


131 posted on 01/10/2021 8:35:02 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Hawaii will then become Chinese.


132 posted on 01/10/2021 8:36:16 PM PST by Crucial ( )
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To: Crucial

They’d probably prefer to being ruled by evil Haoles.


133 posted on 01/10/2021 8:36:48 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I remember Pence was for it when he was in Congress.


134 posted on 01/10/2021 9:03:32 PM PST by sweetiepiezer (WINNING is not getting old!!!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Puerto Rico maybe. Not sure they want that. DC? Need a Constitutional amendment for that.


135 posted on 01/10/2021 9:17:08 PM PST by Captain Compassion (I'm just sayin')
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To: MinorityRepublican

Why would senators from Puerto Rico be Demonicrats?


136 posted on 01/10/2021 9:19:56 PM PST by NetAddicted (OwJust looking)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Why would senators from Puerto Rico be Demonicrats?


137 posted on 01/10/2021 9:20:11 PM PST by NetAddicted (OwJust looking)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Why would senators from Puerto Rico be Demonicrats?


138 posted on 01/10/2021 9:20:21 PM PST by NetAddicted (OwJust looking)
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To: protoconservative

The only thing Biden and his leftist cronies will be effective in doing is to destroy the American Republic, and replace it with a Marxist dictatorship.


139 posted on 01/10/2021 9:23:11 PM PST by JME_FAN
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To: bubalooie
I don’t care anymore.

Obviously sarcastic but I see zero remedy to anything the left wants to do at this point. If I went to the rally,I very well would be fired. I work for a very woke company. Sure,ask me what I am doing and I could tell you what I would do and even here on FR that is monitored and is secured on servers to see. I realistically see very few options and the only options are beyond most Americans comfort zone and would be ugly. Sad to say that what we know now would probably actually make Jan 6 a picnic compared to how we should have destroyed the left and NeverTrumptards when we had many levels of chances. The unknown at this point is very dangerous. The Swamp was never drained and POTUS Trump's Achilles heal was disloyal,incompetent and passive administration picks and advisement. I give zero sh*ts about me,but I am worried about our children. Again,the true remedy will be the "nuclear option". The sides are very clearly drawn. The GOP BTW is very much part of the enemy.

140 posted on 01/10/2021 9:23:30 PM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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