“D.C. residents have all the responsibilities of citizenship, but they have no congressional voting rights, and only limited self government.” #DCStatehoodNow google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews…

Democrats, Republicans clash over D.C. statehood effort

Lawmakers on the House Oversight and Reform Committee debated legislation Monday that would make Washington the 51st state.

nbcnews.com

Mar 22, 2021 · 6:53 PM UTC

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How about the people that voted for Marjorie Taylor Green? Do they have congressional voting rights?
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The remainder of the original DC district that is in Maryland needs to go thru retrocession just like the Virginia portion.
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NO
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There must be a reason it was designed that way?
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That's great ... and that includes you ... You now have a personal stake in this ... and I hope it happens!
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Read the Constitution If DC wants statehood, it should get dissolved and the land ceded back to Virginia and Maryland.
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There's a lot more Puerto Ricans with the same burdens and the same lack of Statehood. But THEY don't have direct access to the corridors of power that DC residents have.
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#DCStatehoodNow #PRStatehoodNow These Americans represent ~3.7M tax payers with No Representation. Shameful. And racist. ✊🏽🇵🇷 #BustTheFilibuster
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It also has a similar population to ND, SD, WY, VT, and AK
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It's almost like every one of your tweets suggests you have never read the constitution...
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