03-11-2021, 09:48 PM
(03-11-2021, 08:06 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Again, not an argument against absorption into an exiting state. No one has advanced why creating a new state for one city is in any way preferable to having that city incorporated into another, pre-existing, state. Unless you're a Democrat and want the two automatic Senators that a voting population that votes ~90% Democrat. Which is also a heavy argument for why absorption into an already deep blue state would not "dilute" anything.
So, here is my argument against absorption, and it is the reason why the city was created as an independent city to begin with. Jurisdiction. I stated earlier in this thread that my biggest issue with the topic is that DC needs to remain under some federal authority. Statehood for DC means that in the state's constitution, this can be taken into account. However, inclusion in another state, like Maryland, sets up jurisdictional conflicts for oversight of the local government. This is a complicated web that would have to be figured out, and it is why statehood for DC is the easier, and more practical solution for representation for the citizens of DC.
"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
