Washington DC Now Has the Highest Unemployment Rate in the Country at 6.9 Percent

[Doc7505]

No shit Sherlock
That is why we have to change it

Taxation without representation
We have a population of 700,000 who do not have a Senator or Congressman

Congress has jurisdiction over DC but the people are not represented in Congress

That's what Democrats want. Not what the Constitution say's as written.
The District of Columbia was specifically excluded from statehood because the U.S. Constitution established it as a federal district to prevent any state from having undue influence over the national government. This arrangement was intended to ensure that Congress would have exclusive legislative authority over the capital, which is outlined in Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the Constitution.
The framers of the Constitution aimed to create a neutral ground for the federal government, ensuring that no state could dominate the national political landscape.

 

[Doc7505]

No shit Sherlock
That is why we have to change it

Taxation without representation
We have a population of 700,000 who do not have a Senator or Congressman

Congress has jurisdiction over DC but the people are not represented in Congress

That is what they chose to do when they took up residence in the Federal City of the District of Columbia.
They can vote for municipal authorities and the president, but shall not have representation in Congress, or Senate according to the Constitution.
They can always move to Maryland or Virginia,
DC has its own progressive individual income tax with rates from 4% to 10.75% depending on income
DC also has a 6% sales tax (same as Maryland) and a 0.61% effective property tax on owner-occupied housing.

 

[Care4all]

It should become a state cause it’s run by Congress?

Actually DC is run by a mayor and 13 counsel members and has been since 1973

Who's the DC citizen's Senators and Congressmen?

 

[struth]

Who's the DC citizen's Senators and Congressmen?

Eleanor Norton