06-21-2022, 11:36 AM
(06-21-2022, 07:26 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: Negative. The Constitution states that DC must be under congressional authority. Now, there is a workaround that does what you state, however a state could be made that does not have its own legislation. There are some options.
OK, thank you. So, while I was wrong about the rules prohibiting it I was correct that it is indeed possible. That being the case there is literally zero argument for making D.C. its own state other than stacking the deck for Democrats. As you have conceded the possibility simply incorporate what is left after "partitioning" D.C. into Virginia or Maryland. All problems solved. Residents of D.C. get the representation they want. How could that be an unacceptable solution unless your real objective is to stack the deck for the Dems? There's really no other way to view it.
