How about we make DC a state on the condition that West Virginia is merged back with Virginia.
The creation of West Virginia was unconstitutional.
Seriously, DC statehood ought to include repeal of the 23rd amendment as a prerequisite inasmuch as it gave the district special status. Not that the constitution matters anymore.
Can my home county get statehood while we're at it? We have more land area than Rhode Island and are the burial place of General Arthur St. Clair, one of the presidents of the Continential Congress.
How about we make it a state if we give all of northern VA to DC, which would make VA a red state again. I’d even throw in a strip all the way down to Richmond. After all, any new state should have at least two significant cities…