SaysWho? Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Listen here Jack, we're adding another star to that damn flag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 31 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Listen here Jack, we're adding another star to that damn flag joe biden is literally attacking our flag!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Can we merge the two Dakotas or ditch florida, you know just to keep it an even 50? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 16 minutes ago, Mr.Vic20 said: Can we merge the two Dakotas or ditch florida, you know just to keep it an even 50? Nah. We should be adding even more. Every big city should be its own state with its own senators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Hard pass. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 38 minutes ago, thewhyteboar said: Nah. We should be adding even more. Every big city should be its own state with its own senators. Gotta cut CA into 3 parts also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I'd prefer if PR became a state.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 10 minutes ago, BloodyHell said: I'd prefer if PR became a state.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Female Bowser is speaking to Biden? And he's pro-DC statehood? Get more Mario characters in there stat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 16 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: Female Bowser is speaking to Biden? And he's pro-DC statehood? Get more Mario characters in there stat. I was gonna make a joke about Trump being Bowser, but even Bowsers schemes are more thought out than Donnie's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 The priority is and should be PR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 21 hours ago, Mr.Vic20 said: Can we merge the two Dakotas or ditch florida, you know just to keep it an even 50? with the populations of both Dakotas, merging them they’d still only be worth 3 electoral votes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 10 minutes ago, Joe said: The priority is and should be PR. You do realize DC is still majority black, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Just now, Jason said: You do realize DC is still majority black, right? What should happen and hopefully will happen is that they push for both and the compromise is that DC gets absorbed into Maryland and PR becomes a state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 20 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Gotta cut CA into 3 parts also Into 6 parts Map of the Six Californias Jefferson North California Silicon Valley Central California West California South California Six Californias - Wikipedia EN.M.WIKIPEDIA.ORG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Joe said: What should happen and hopefully will happen is that they push for both and the compromise is that DC gets absorbed into Maryland and PR becomes a state. Neither Maryland nor DC would be okay with that outcome. It's a complete nonstarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Jason said: Neither Maryland nor DC would be okay with that outcome. It's a complete nonstarter. Is it? How About Retroceding Washington, D.C. to Maryland? | Cato @ Liberty WWW.CATO.ORG Citizens of Washington, D.C. residents should be entitled to a right to vote, as citizens of Maryland. Quote Maryland retrocession was long dismissed as politically impractical, perhaps because of reluctance in the Old Line State to accept the deal, but those calculations might reasonably begin to shift now that the capital city has grown exceedingly prosperous (thus making it a better fiscal bet) and has politics that no longer diverge as spectacularly from those of its neighbors to the north as in the days of former Mayor Marion Barry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Joe said: Is it? How About Retroceding Washington, D.C. to Maryland? | Cato @ Liberty WWW.CATO.ORG Citizens of Washington, D.C. residents should be entitled to a right to vote, as citizens of Maryland. Wonder why the cato institute has an interest in not giving dc statehood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 6 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: Into 6 parts Map of the Six Californias Jefferson North California Silicon Valley Central California West California South California Six Californias - Wikipedia EN.M.WIKIPEDIA.ORG 3 all but guarantees 2 more safe democratic states Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 There is no good reason to create a state with 700k people in it, especially when it’s population doesn’t present any radically different needs than neighboring states which could absorb it. PR statehood actually makes sense given it’s size and location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Just now, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Wonder why the cato institute has an interest in not giving dc statehood True, but it highlights how the argument has changed. It's not such a far-fetched proposal anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Just now, Joe said: True, but it highlights how the argument has changed. It's not such a far-fetched proposal anymore. It's not what the people of dc actually want though. Self determination is the name of the game, same for PR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, sblfilms said: There is no good reason to create a state with 700k people in it, especially when it’s population doesn’t present any radically different needs than neighboring states which could absorb it. PR statehood actually makes sense given it’s size and location. Maryland doesn't want dc, dc doesn't want to be in maryland, to say nothing of the senatorial importance of adding new left leaning states We've already got two smaller states by population, and in the coming years there may be two more states smaller still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Self determination is the name of the game, same for PR No. Giving proper representation to all Americans is the name of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, sblfilms said: No. Giving proper representation to all Americans is the name of the game. I believe that if PR wants to be independent they should be able to do so. That said, they don't! (At least based on what the referendums have shown) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 I don't really think it makes sense for people living in the US to lack the representation that comes with statehood. Especially during the last four years, we've seen the power that states still wield. So overall I'm in favor of DC Statehood. Still, I don't feel like the people in DC are terribly underrepresented or otherwise forgotten, at least not to the extent that people in Puerto Rico are. Assuming the people in PR support statehood, they should be a priority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: I believe that if PR wants to be independent they should be able to do so. That said, they don't! (At least based on what the referendums have shown) It was on the ballot again last year and it passed with 52% of the vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, TwinIon said: I don't really think it makes sense for people living in the US to lack the representation that comes with statehood. Especially during the last four years, we've seen the power that states still wield. So overall I'm in favor of DC Statehood. Still, I don't feel like the people in DC are terribly underrepresented or otherwise forgotten, at least not to the extent that people in Puerto Rico are. Assuming the people in PR support statehood, they should be a priority. Zero voting power in the senate. That's underrepresented Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, TwinIon said: It was on the ballot again last year and it passed with 52% of the vote. Yes, my point. They have essentially three choices: status quo as a commonwealth, independence, or statehood. Statehood seems to win out recently, as this was not the only referendum as of late Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 PR is far more underrepresented than DC. Far bigger and doesn't have EV for President. A tragedy, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 6 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Zero voting power in the senate. That's underrepresented And as we got to see this past week, completely at the whims of the federal government on basic issues like road closures. There was zero consideration for the fact that people actually live within the green and red zones when setting them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 And DC couldn't activate its Guard on its own on January 6 because, again, it's not a state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 46 minutes ago, Joe said: The priority is and should be PR. they’re both a priority Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 10 minutes ago, Joe said: PR is far more underrepresented than DC. Far bigger and doesn't have EV for President. A tragedy, really. I mean it's not a competition for most oppressed or underrepresented, they both deserve self determination and from all indications they both want statehood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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