Washington, Friday, Jan 31 at 7:00 pm Featuring Author and Activist
Eugene Puryear
For decades, DC has had powerful movements demanding “Free DC! Statehood Now!” The spirit of the statehood movement has its roots in radical movements challenging the agenda of pro-business elites with a message of self-determination, justice and equality. Come hear about this history and the need to keep up the struggle for DC statehood.
Event details
Date: Fri, Jan 31
Time: 7:00 pm
Location:
The Justice Center
617 Florida Ave. NW
Washington, DC
Contact:
PSL DC at [email protected] or 202-234-2828
Website:
http://www.pslweb.org
Perhaps DC could be placed under the rule of the “Party for Socialism and Liberation,” drummed out of the USA and set up as the North American partner state of North Korea. Can anyone think of a downside to this plan?
“We should be against it.”
Who exactly is we?
And yes, I am for a constitutional amendment to give DC & all territories representation in congress, though not to the amount that actual states are.
Large segment? No. Hundreds of thousands of people live in the District. You are talking about a tiny segment.
Maryland, not VA. The VA portion was already ceded back long ago.
And as VA and MD ceded the territory to the federal gov it is not a matter of getting either state’s approval. And if you look at how West Virginia’s statehood was set up we see there are exceptions to standard statehood rules.
Virginia would have to give approval for Washington DC to become a state because when they gave their approval it was under the understanding Washington DC was going to be a city not a state. Also since the Constitution defines what the Capitol is (It is a city)the Constitution would have to be amended.
A large segment of those living in Washington DC do so representing a state from which they came, for example an aid to a Senator, aid to a member of the House of Representative, member of the FBI on assignment, etc.). They should vote for representation from the place of residence they lived in of the state they are from.
As to the other residents of Washington DC what if they vote for a member of the House or Senate from Virginia of which Washington DC was once a part of.
And finally not all US citizens vote for members of the House, US Senate, etc., because they live in a territory (Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, etc.) of the United States. Maybe all territories should get representation from a newly added position (one person – one vote)of the House of Representatives who would represent those living in the territories of the United States. The Constitution would have to be amended.
And finally DC statehood is just a Democratic Party power grab. We should be against it.
The residential parts of DC could be given back to Maryland just as the Virginia part was returned to VA (which is why DC is not perfectly diamond-shaped).
Better yet, DC residents should boycott paying federal tax, which would do a lot more for the district than represntation in congress would.
Best of all would be if all of DC, including the federal buildings, seceded completely from the US 🙂
DC could easily become a state. Just draw a line around the central Federal government buildings, they would remain the federal district. In the 1980s the residents of DC voted in favor of statehood, which fills one of the usual requirements for a new state. And as VA and MD ceded the territory to the federal gov it is not a matter of getting either state’s approval. And if you look at how West Virginia’s statehood was set up we see there are exceptions to standard statehood rules.
And by the way, the PS&L are Stalinist opportunists.
DC residents have their income stolen through taxation, yet have no representation in Congress other than 1 non-voting delegate. That is the definition of taxation without representation.
Washington DC is a city not a state. Read the Constitution which describes what the capitol of the United States is. The Constitution decribes a city not a state.