Will Washington, DC, Become The 51st US State?
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On April 22, 2021, for the second consecutive year, the US House of Representatives voted 216-208 to make Washington, DC, the nation's 51st state. Though the symbolically titled H.R. 51 bill is identical to the one passed on June 26, 2020, the legislation was never put to the vote in the then Republican-controlled Senate. However, this time around, the bill — which has the support of both President Joe Biden and Democratic Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer — will get a hearing in the upper house of Congress.
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newsreader1234년 이상Like if you think it should become a state
thebeastbro4년 이상sad we will have to add a star
annabellew4년 이상Ok so, if you haven’t read the article it says that they have tried to make Washington DC a state so I’m not sure why people are saying “ why didn’t they try to make it a state before?” Also I think that it would be a good change and a cool new thing for America! That’s what I think! Comment what you think!
tankee4년 이상If you don't already know this is nothing new. People (mostly democrats) have tried to make Washington a State before
jaykobthepresid4년 이상I think this idea of DC a state is a terrible idea, because it gives the democrats +2 votes. Maybe, if we make other territories such as Puerto Rico a state, we can give republicans +2 votes, if Puerto Rico is a republican territory in which case I have NOT fact-checked, but if we make 2 new states with equal votes for both parties, it is a great situation and we have a new flag. Another outcome can be that we split up Texas or Alaska (Maybe Montana or California) or so, and make 4 new states with 2 democratic and 2 republican, to again, balance out our government.
bookworm99994년 이상Yes, I completely agree with you. The electoral voting won't be fair if DC becomes a state.
azl_amethyst4년 이상I'm not that political but since Washington DC is our current capitol, I don't think that it would be a democratic state. And I necessarily don't think that it would be the best idea to split California and Montana, or Texas and Alaska to be split into two. Adding another 4 states to the US and the flag wouldn't be that balanced. And I'm pretty sure Alaska and Texas are both republican states. Though you do make valid points and I respect your ideas.
imalaser34564년 이상I think you are right about the vote thing.But maybe not about more new states
danny-boy4년 이상I don't think it should become a state. It is way too small
bibliophile134년 이상It might be small but it has a pretty large population. After all, America's government is for the people. Those who live in Washington DC are some of the people, aren't they? Why shouldn't they have the right to have their own senators and be represented in the government? It would make things unfair since it would give democrats +2 votes. But it's also unfair for people who live in Washington DC.
bird_lover4년 이상Yes. If they wanted it to be a state then that should of happened a long time ago
dragonxd3064년 이상Then again, Rhode Island is also very small @danny-boy
- imalaser34564년 이상Solution: make the 8 square miles that people live in part of Maryland. Then we don't have to have two more Democrat senators, and the people are represented!!!
- imalaser34564년 이상If Washington DC became a state, it would be democratic. Therefore tipping g the balance and democrats would be able to get any vote they all want through!!!
coolskeleton954년 이상yes dc is suposed to be neural
tigersword4년 이상These people are just arguing and doing things just for nothing, it's not as if anything great would happen if DC became a state; on the contrary, it's going to be more complicated, you need a governor, a board, etc.- tankee4년 이상tigersword's got it right!!
- dragonxd3064년 이상Truth, and they already have a MAYOR which makes matters even more confusing
redrobin4년 이상WOW soo cool!!!- bookworm99994년 이상I don't want it to become a state. Like if you agree
- newsreader1234년 이상I think it should
volleyballgirl84년 이상This is very interesting. I am not sure which is the best idea. What would our capital of the USA be then???? Please follow!!
godlygirl344년 이상I totally agree with you puppyangel506