In the latest of many cynical and highly political moves, the House of Representatives last week passed a measure that would transform the District of Columbia and make it the 51st state.
"D.C.," as it is often abbreviated by locals, is already a "State." It is a state of corruption, crime, and dysfunction.
The only reason Democrats favor the nation's capital becoming a state is that it would gain two senators, who would almost certainly be Democrats and its "Delegate," Eleanor Holmes Norton, could then vote in the House.
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17 of the document reads, 'The Congress shall have Power To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States.
Maryland and Virginia border the city, which was created "Ten miles square" from land donated by both states for the specific purpose of establishing a federal capital with provisions for how it would be run.
Given the recent rioting and property damage in D.C., it is even less likely the Senate will go along with the House measure to make the city a state and even if it did, President Donald Trump would certainly veto it.
The prospect of D.C. becoming the 51st state could be added to the president's and Republicans' list of reasons why Democrats should not win the White House, or a Senate majority in the coming election, now just four months away.
"D.C.," as it is often abbreviated by locals, is already a "State." It is a state of corruption, crime, and dysfunction.
The only reason Democrats favor the nation's capital becoming a state is that it would gain two senators, who would almost certainly be Democrats and its "Delegate," Eleanor Holmes Norton, could then vote in the House.
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17 of the document reads, 'The Congress shall have Power To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States.
Maryland and Virginia border the city, which was created "Ten miles square" from land donated by both states for the specific purpose of establishing a federal capital with provisions for how it would be run.
Given the recent rioting and property damage in D.C., it is even less likely the Senate will go along with the House measure to make the city a state and even if it did, President Donald Trump would certainly veto it.
The prospect of D.C. becoming the 51st state could be added to the president's and Republicans' list of reasons why Democrats should not win the White House, or a Senate majority in the coming election, now just four months away.
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