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D.C. should never become a state. But they should have proportional full representation in the House. So should Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and USVI. That's the compromise that everyone should get on board with.
Does the phrase "no taxation without representation" ring a bell?
why? I think the compromise should be to not let the DC residents have to pay any Federal taxes.D.C. should never become a state. But they should have proportional full representation in the House. So should Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and USVI. That's the compromise that everyone should get on board with.
I guess he doesn't understand federal law and why DC can never be a state.
Nope all of DC is a federal district.They merely had to carve out the actual Federal Government from Washington DC. And make that area the Federal District of Columbia, leaving the rest of DC to become a state.
After all, there are more people in DC, than in Wyoming or Alaska.
D.C. should never become a state. But they should have proportional full representation in the House. So should Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and USVI. That's the compromise that everyone should get on board with.
D.C. gets billions and billions of dollars from the Federal Government every year. That is its representation. They get the green. The citizens get all of the social programs and all other free stuff. What they lack is several loudmouth self-serving arrogant Communists spouting expletives every day like many of the rest of the Progs in Congress. They are doing good.Does the phrase "no taxation without representation" ring a bell?
... and give the residential areas - including the people who live there - back to MD.They merely had to carve out the actual Federal Government from Washington DC....
Population isn't really the issue.....what for example can the people of this new state do to support themselves other then be depended on the Federal Govt? It would seem a large part of the revenue then new state, if not the over vast majority would be depended on Federal Govt...hence why the founders took issue with allowing the federal district to be a state.....they could merely vote themselves more money, etc.They merely had to carve out the actual Federal Government from Washington DC. And make that area the Federal District of Columbia, leaving the rest of DC to become a state.
After all, there are more people in DC, than in Wyoming or Alaska.
why? I think the compromise should be to not let the DC residents have to pay any Federal taxes.
As far as those other places.....they aren't states, and don't pay federal taxes...so not sure why they should get representation.
No. Only States are represented in the United STATES.
1) I thought there argument was no taxation without representation? They shouldn't pay taxes because they live in the Federal district.....er I guess you really don't care about their complaint.First of all, why should DC residents pay no taxes when they still enjoy all the benefits of American citizenship? What you're suggesting is just plain stupid on its face.
Second, it is false to say that they don't pay federal taxes. While many are exempt from certain taxes, the fact remains that taxation is still applicable.
Third, even if we accept your taxation-centric premise, whatever taxes Americans living in certain territories may be alleviated from paying, those exemptions only exist at the will of Congress. Congress can tax those territories at any time, and therefore representation becomes morally necessary even under your faulty paradigm.
Fourth, your premise requires an assumption that the only purpose of the federal government is to levy taxes. What if there were no federal taxes at all? Under President Coolidge's famous premise that "taxes should be lower, and fewer people paying them" only 2% of the population had a federal tax liability. And he paid down a quarter of the public debt.
Finally, all American citizens who live in America have a vested interest in what the federal government does, as the federal government holds jurisdiction over all US territories.
er I guess you really don't care about their complaint.
It's not just or logical to tax them without representation. I agree....it's completely illogical for the Dems not to get on board with this.You're right about that. I don't much care about complaints. I care about having just and logical governance. I couldn't give a rat's ass about Democrats wanting to play bullshit politics to gain two extra blue Senators.
What?
If you're saying that there are only states in the United States then you are clearly wrong.
If you are saying that only states are represented in the US Congress, then you're still wrong.
States are represented in the Senate. But people are represented in the House. Hence why I say that the people of the territories should have proportional representation in the House. As non-states, they should have no Senators.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, doesn't she believe in democracy (the Constitution), which clearly says that DC is a separate entity and cannot be a state?
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday ordered 51-star American flags to be displayed along Pennsylvania Avenue ahead of Flag Day, June 14.
The mayor said she directed her team to hang the 51-star flags "as a reminder to Congress and the nation that the 700,000 tax-paying American citizens living in Washington, D.C. demand to be recognized.
I know a lot of people are going to hate that. I don't think DC should ever be a state, that is not the purpose of carving out a "District of Columbia" in the first place. But I admire the defiance, misguided though I think it is. Here is what a 51 star flag would look like:
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That one is intended to flown to support Puerto Rican statehood, which I oppose at the moment, but might be fine with if they lose their separatist faction. I'm surprised that it is symmetrical. Go figure.
No. The compromise is that they can move two miles into Maryland or Virginia and get the representation they willfully forfeited by choosing DC.
This is all a demmunist power play.
Democrat voters are retarded baboons.
It was designed and invisioned to be a federal community, not a state.Does the phrase "no taxation without representation" ring a bell?
