03-11-2021, 12:46 PM
(03-11-2021, 12:17 PM)Dill Wrote: As I said. Easiest solution for the National GOP.
As I said, easiest solution for everyone.
Quote:It is not clear how people who don't have representation can get it without expanding real, effective power somewhere. I don't see why wanting "increased political power" is a bad thing for people who have not had it, for representation and power are the same thing in politics. E.g., it wouldn't make sense to say that when women pushed for the vote in 1919, their goal was only "representation," not increased political power. Increased political power is always the goal of representation.
Correct, the state absorbing D.C. will increase their political power. Just like any other state that increases in population from the previous census.
Quote:Absorption into an existing state doesn't resolve the issue entirely unless administration from Annapolis is the representation people of DC want, and the people of MD want to suddenly share power with, and responsibility for, a large new voting block.
They said they want representation, they'd get it that way.
Quote:The debates I alluded to above would generate the knowledge needed to make informed choices likely to work for all parties. Until they occur, and reach sufficient length, I am not prepared to decide for those people what is the "simplest solution" for them.
If you say so. I don't see this as a problem that requires a lot of debate. D.C. wants representation, so give it to them. If they want two senators of their very own then their primary concern is not representation, it's outsized political power. All the debate in the world doesn't change that.
Quote:Short of this knowledge, absorption is the "simplest solution" only for those trying to keep DC representation/voting power limited.
Limited? If by limited you mean the exact same as every other single city in the entire United States.
