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Jul 9, 2020 · On June 26, 2020, the House of Representatives passed a bill called “H.R. 51” that would make Washington, D.C. the 51st state. Though the bill will likely not pass the Senate, the fact that...
Mar 19, 2021 · Contemporary opponents of statehood for DC are not so blatantly racist. The main reason why Republicans oppose it today is that it would add two seats in the Senate, as well as one in...
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Jun 17, 2020 · D.C.’s restrictions on voting and self-governance only applied to full-time residents. And, like the voting restrictions that southern states used to prevent Black men from...
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Apr 23, 2021 · If we’re going to add seats for DC, why not add seats by breaking up California or Texas or Florida, massive states that only get two senators.
Mar 22, 2021 · However in January 2021, after the Democrats took control of the White House and Senate, Democrats reintroduced legislation to make D.C. a state once again. The bill was introduced by nonvoting delegate to the House, Eleanor Holmes Norton , who would have no say in its passage.
Jun 6, 2019 · Washington, D.C. has neither a representative nor any senators. Changing the political math. What will happen politically if the district becomes the 51st state? How will the distribution of representatives and senators among the states change? The answers show why Republicans consistently vote against statehood for the district.
Mar 18, 2022 · Today, DC continues to lack a vote in Congress and is deprived of other attributes of statehood and full control of its own government. How has DC’s status affected its residents?
