mercano comments on If Democrats win the house should they give Washington DC, and Puerto Rico statehood?

If Democrats win the house should they give Washington DC, and Puerto Rico statehood? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by OneSpectra@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] mercano@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 child)

It’s not just the House, the Senate and the President also need to be on board. The House passing a resolution would at least illustrate who’s holding things up, though.

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[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago*

The Senate needs to be board, but not the president. The president doesn't have veto power as it is not a bill. Ratification of a state is just Congress. (And there is no way the Republicans will lose both sides of Congress)

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