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Jun 17, 2020 · At the time there were about 3,000 people living in D.C.—too few to become a state—and white men who owned property in D.C. continued to vote in either Maryland or Virginia as they had before.
- Becky Little
With Washington, D.C.'s mayor calling for a vote on statehood, it begs the question, why wasn't the it made a state in the first place?
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Mar 22, 2021 · By: Patrick J. Kiger. Washington, D.C. isn't designated as a state so it currently doesn't have representation in Congress. Many Democrats want to change that. Mike Perry-flickr.com/mrperry/Getty Images.
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...
Here are three key reasons why DC is not a state: The United States government didn’t want Congress members from DC to have excess power or influence. The establishment of DC was designed to create a neutral place for governmental operations without having one state favored over the other.
Jun 26, 2020 · People already living in the area were abruptly disenfranchised by the creation of Washington, D.C. Since residents of the bustling new district didn’t live in a state, they couldn’t vote on ...
Mar 19, 2021 · The main reason why Republicans oppose it today is that it would add two seats in the Senate, as well as one in the House, all of which would probably be held by Democrats (since...
