▲ 81 ▼ 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 61 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] JTskulk@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago Oh there was political fuckery before our masonic forefathers laid the cornerstones. The reason it's on the border of Maryland and Virginia was to placate the southern states, otherwise the capitol would have stayed in New York. It's something like, more people live in Washington, D.C. than in Wyoming. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Auli@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago I mean I imagine all the people living there would like a say in federal politics. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] JTskulk@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago Oh there was political fuckery before our masonic forefathers laid the cornerstones. The reason it's on the border of Maryland and Virginia was to placate the southern states, otherwise the capitol would have stayed in New York. It's something like, more people live in Washington, D.C. than in Wyoming. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago Oh there was political fuckery before our masonic forefathers laid the cornerstones. The reason it's on the border of Maryland and Virginia was to placate the southern states, otherwise the capitol would have stayed in New York. It's something like, more people live in Washington, D.C. than in Wyoming. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago I mean I imagine all the people living there would like a say in federal politics. permalink fedilink source parent