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So then what's your problem with adding a small Democratic-leaning state? It seems like you're fine with small Republican states that give your preferred party

So then what's your problem with adding a small Democratic-leaning state? It seems like you're fine with small Republican states that give your preferred party an outsized power over larger states, but don't want the other side to benefit from that same dynamic. There's nothing logical about giving a population larger than that of two existing states and with it's own distinct history to Maryland. When pieces of DC were given back to Virginia, it didn't come with a population larger than Vermont. The only reason to oppose DC statehood is naked partisan power.

tablespoon 5y ago
> So then what's your problem with adding a small Democratic-leaning state? Are you even reading what I'm writing? You seem to be trying to have a different argument that's perhaps more familiar to you. My point is that there's a multitude of options to solve the DC representation problem, and the reason to choose statehood is that you want more D's in the federal government. Pretty much every argument in favor DC statehood specifically is just rhetorical window-dressing for that. > It seems like you're fine with small Republican states that give your preferred party an outsized power over larger states, but don't want the other side to benefit from that same dynamic. How exactly is the party I didn't vote for my preferred party? Just to be clear: I voted for Democrats. > There's nothing logical about giving a population larger than that of two existing states and with it's own distinct history to Maryland. When pieces of DC were given back to Virginia, it didn't come with a population larger than Vermont. Just cut the crap and admit DC should become a (city-)state because the Democrats could use two more senators.