03-23-2021, 10:09 AM
(03-23-2021, 09:33 AM)GMDino Wrote: Another republican uses the "democratic talking point" about packing the senate...and throws in "the founding fathers" for good measure.
The Founding Fathers never intended for Washington D.C. to be a state.#DCStatehood is really about packing the Senate with Democrats in order to pass a left-wing agenda.
— Senator Mike Rounds (@SenatorRounds) March 22, 2021
Just look at the DC voter registration data:
? 76.4% Democrat
? 5.7% Republican
The same founding fathers that didn't want almost anyone to vote...lol.
To me, the argument that making DC a state is all about the Democrats trying to seize power is negated by the Republicans arguing against it for that reason. What that indicates is that both parties have an agenda related to control of the body politic with regards to DC. The argument is one about civil rights and representation of the people. Whether you argue for or against statehood for DC based upon the political makeup of the city, you are on two sides of the same coin and have no moral high ground.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
