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dublinben  ·  1341 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: DC could become a State... soooo....

There are so many obvious reasons to be in favor of DC statehood, but I'm particularly excited for the opportunity for a totally urban state to be represented at the national level. Cities are structurally underrepresented in state and national politics, despite being the economic engines of our country. The creation of our first city-state could have significant long term benefits for the citizens of every city in the country.





goobster  ·  1341 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm just excited for the Americans who live there to finally gain representation. There's more Americans in DC than in Wyoming or Vermont, and close to the same number of people in each of the Dakotas.

(And let's not talk about other US Territories like Puerto Rico and Guam.)