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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui
From what I've read, the DC Representative bill looks like it could pass.
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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA
Sadly I suspect you're right. It gives the D's another vote so they're going to be all over the opportunity.
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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui
Actually I believe there is a compromise, 1 DC Rep only gets added if 1 Utah Rep gets added. Utah is the next state in line to gain a rep (as their population has gone up the most since the last census) and would be (you'd imagine) a Repub seat.
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Yes, no, and yes.
It does appear it may pass. It's not "yet another vote" because Utah also gets one. Unfortunately I am afraid that in time it will be found unconstitutional? Do I agree that it is? Not necessarily -- Politicians like to selectively use the phrases in the Constitution that apply to "these united States" and determine which they think apply to the District and which don't. Ultimately I would prefer statehood; perhaps it is a better climate now than it was almost 30 years ago, but we've gone down that road once already. The nation just doesn't care.