Cannot ever be a state.... Washington DC

[Lesh]

Residents of those states can be represented by Senators and Congressmen. Residents of DC cannot

Give the residential area back to Maryland.

Or make it a state on it's own.

It would be more populated than Wyoming

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Residents of those states can be represented by Senators and Congressmen. Residents of DC cannot

Give the residential area back to Maryland.

Or make it a state on it's own.

It would be more populated than Wyoming

Nah, give it back to Maryland.

 

[Synthaholic]

D.C. first, then Puerto Rico. We'll get to Guam during President Harris' administration, and the Virgin Islands during the Ocasio-Cortez administration.

 

[Devils_Advocate]

the constution says so.

The Constitution says no to DC statehood - The Boston Globe

It’s not an oversight that the nation’s capital isn’t a state: the Founding Fathers designed it that way.

www-bostonglobe-com.cdn.ampproject.org

Where in the Constitution does it say that D.C. CAN'T be a state?

The Capitol of the U.S. can not be in any State and the land which many of you want to create a State with should go back to the State it came from if you want to create one...

 

[ThisIsMe]

the constution says so.

The Constitution says no to DC statehood - The Boston Globe

It’s not an oversight that the nation’s capital isn’t a state: the Founding Fathers designed it that way.

www-bostonglobe-com.cdn.ampproject.org

Where in the Constitution does it say that D.C. CAN'T be a state?

The constitution says our nation's capitol can't be in a state.

However as I posted earlier, all they have to do is draw the boundaries around the capitol so it's not in the new state.

What is the land area of the capitol grounds? Has to be at least 10 miles square according to the const.

No you have that wrong.

The constitution says the capitol can't EXCEED 10 miles square.

So there isn't a minimum of miles square but a maximum.

I don't know who told you what you posted but they got it wrong.

You need to start thinking for yourself and find information on your own without people with an agenda feeding you half truths and lies.

Article 1 Section 8 Clause 17 | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress

constitution.congress.gov

Here is Article I, Section 8, Clause 17:

Article I

• Section 8
  • Clause 17
  • To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;–And

I was corrected a few posts later.

 

[rightwinger]

No matter how it is accomplished

Residents of DC should have a right to vote for Congressional representation

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

the constution says so.

The Constitution says no to DC statehood - The Boston Globe

It’s not an oversight that the nation’s capital isn’t a state: the Founding Fathers designed it that way.

www-bostonglobe-com.cdn.ampproject.org

opinion piece

But the opinion is true. The constitution prohibits our capitol from being in a state.

The capitol doesn't have to be in the new state. The boundaries for that state can be drawn to exclude the capitol.

Problem solved.

Or just give the parts of DC with people living in them back to Virginia and Maryland.

There is no part of DC to give back to Virginia. That was done already. DC is surrounded on three sides by Maryland and the river border with Virginia.

 

[Obiwan]

the constution says so.

The Constitution says no to DC statehood - The Boston Globe

It’s not an oversight that the nation’s capital isn’t a state: the Founding Fathers designed it that way.

www-bostonglobe-com.cdn.ampproject.org

Why don't we make DC (and any other areas we have) states, then move Biden's government to an area that isn't one (per the Constitution)....

I would suggest Afghanistan!!!!

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

So, I'm curious, the constitution says the seat of government, Washington DC was to be 10 miles Square. How then, did it become 68 miles square?

July 9, 1846 the land was Virginia was returned to the state.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

the constution says so.

The Constitution says no to DC statehood - The Boston Globe

It’s not an oversight that the nation’s capital isn’t a state: the Founding Fathers designed it that way.

www-bostonglobe-com.cdn.ampproject.org

Where in the Constitution does it say that D.C. CAN'T be a state?

The constitution says our nation's capitol can't be in a state.

However as I posted earlier, all they have to do is draw the boundaries around the capitol so it's not in the new state.

What is the land area of the capitol grounds? Has to be at least 10 miles square according to the const.

Try reading it again! It says differently.

 

[ThisIsMe]

the constution says so.

The Constitution says no to DC statehood - The Boston Globe

It’s not an oversight that the nation’s capital isn’t a state: the Founding Fathers designed it that way.

www-bostonglobe-com.cdn.ampproject.org

Where in the Constitution does it say that D.C. CAN'T be a state?

The constitution says our nation's capitol can't be in a state.

However as I posted earlier, all they have to do is draw the boundaries around the capitol so it's not in the new state.

What is the land area of the capitol grounds? Has to be at least 10 miles square according to the const.

Try reading it again! It says differently.

I did and was corrected by someone else.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

The entire area within the borders is the District of Columbia. Constitutionally, it cannot become a state. The only option is to carve out the federal enclave and return the rest to Maryland.

 

[rightwinger]

The only option is to carve out the federal enclave and return the rest to Maryland.

You could also make DC a Congressional District and allow them their own Congressman.
Then you could allow residents to vote and be represented by the Maryland Senators

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

The only option is to carve out the federal enclave and return the rest to Maryland.

You could also make DC a Congressional District and allow them their own Congressman.
Then you could allow residents to vote and be represented by the Maryland Senators

No.

 

[Lesh]

The entire area within the borders is the District of Columbia. Constitutionally, it cannot become a state. The only option is to carve out the federal enclave and return the rest to Maryland.

Nothing says it has to be returned to Maryland.

 

[martybegan]

the constution says so.

The Constitution says no to DC statehood - The Boston Globe

It’s not an oversight that the nation’s capital isn’t a state: the Founding Fathers designed it that way.

www-bostonglobe-com.cdn.ampproject.org

opinion piece

But the opinion is true. The constitution prohibits our capitol from being in a state.

The capitol doesn't have to be in the new state. The boundaries for that state can be drawn to exclude the capitol.

Problem solved.

Or just give the parts of DC with people living in them back to Virginia and Maryland.

There is no part of DC to give back to Virginia. That was done already. DC is surrounded on three sides by Maryland and the river border with Virginia.

Then I amend my statement to "give it back to Maryland"

 

[washamericom]

I think we should merge all those flyover states with their straight borders into one giant state since no one lives there anyways

Whats that supposed to mean.. are you mocking my beloved communist Vermont ??
Heh..

 

[Cecilie1200]

Why not just let the land go back to Maryland? That's where it came from, shouldn't Maryland have an option to reclaim the land that was ceded from them? This would also give representation to all those people living there.

There's been a movement for a while called "retrocession", to give DC residents representation by ceding the land back to Maryland. Neither the residents of DC nor the people of Maryland want it, so it never goes anywhere.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

The entire area within the borders is the District of Columbia. Constitutionally, it cannot become a state. The only option is to carve out the federal enclave and return the rest to Maryland.

Nothing says it has to be returned to Maryland.

Indeed. But constitutionally, it cannot be made a state.

 

[Lesh]

There's been a movement for a while called "retrocession", to give DC residents representation by ceding the land back to Maryland. Neither the residents of DC nor the people of Maryland want it, so it never goes anywhere.

And that's THEIR choice.

Indeed. But constitutionally, it cannot be made a state.

Absolutely not true. Carve out the populated area and the Constitution is satisfied.