Should the District of Columbia be a State?
People there decry that they are not represented in Congress and yet serve in the military, pay taxes, etc. I guess those are logical arguments. But...
If we made them at State, based on population, they would be the third smallest of the, then, 51 States. That would give them 2 Senators and 1-2, probably 1, voting Representatives.
Is that the right answer? I don't know, but dont think so.
My solution? Give the District back to Maryland. Let them be Maryland citizens and represented in Congress by Maryland's existing two Senators, and Maryland would likely have one more Representative. Seems a better solution than adding a 51st State.
People there decry that they are not represented in Congress and yet serve in the military, pay taxes, etc. I guess those are logical arguments. But...
If we made them at State, based on population, they would be the third smallest of the, then, 51 States. That would give them 2 Senators and 1-2, probably 1, voting Representatives.
Is that the right answer? I don't know, but dont think so.
My solution? Give the District back to Maryland. Let them be Maryland citizens and represented in Congress by Maryland's existing two Senators, and Maryland would likely have one more Representative. Seems a better solution than adding a 51st State.