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- Leading up to the American Revolution, one of the colonists’ chief complaints about the British Empire was that it imposed “taxation without representation” —a slogan that Washington, D.C. has since adopted as its unofficial motto.
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Jun 17, 2020 · Leading up to the American Revolution, one of the colonists’ chief complaints about the British Empire was that it imposed “taxation without representation”—a slogan that Washington, D.C...
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By Tessa Berenson Rogers. April 15, 2016 1:57 PM EDT. W ith Washington, D.C.’s mayor calling for a November vote on statehood, it raises the question, why wasn’t the nation’s capital made a...
Mar 22, 2021 · 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 · “Every state has a constitution that protects that state’s sovereignty, meaning that Trump would have needed the cooperation of that state’s governor [to...
Jun 26, 2020 · HISTORY & CULTURE. EXPLAINER. Why isn't Washington, D.C. a state? It started with a drunken mob. The movement for D.C. statehood just won a historic vote. Here's why Washingtonians have fought...
Mar 19, 2021 · The Economist explains. Why is Washington, DC not a state? Residents of America’s capital lack representation in Congress and full control over their local government. Calls for statehood...
Jul 17, 2020 · It was a historic vote, and the closest the country has come to adding a new state in more than 60 years. But it was also, for the time being, completely symbolic. Because at least in 2020, DC...
