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Regardless of who it benefits, giving statehood to DC gives more people the right to vote and be represented by their government. Maybe if you find yourself opp
by FactolSarin 5y ago
Regardless of who it benefits, giving statehood to DC gives more people the right to vote and be represented by their government. Maybe if you find yourself opposing giving people votes because they won't vote the way you want, that's a sign of a problem.
- tablespoon 5y ago> Regardless of who it benefits, giving statehood to DC gives more people the right to vote and be represented by their government. Maybe if you find yourself opposing giving people votes because they won't vote the way you want, that's a sign of a problem. You'll notice that I'm not "opposing giving people votes," and I actually referenced an alternate way to get them representation. I'm just noting that the the main reason someone would choose DC statehood over the alternative is because they want more safe Democratic senators. It's also worth noting that the Virginia part of DC was already given back to Virginia, so there's more precedent for that kind of solution over statehood..