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Originally Posted by Superbelt
Why are all these states more deserving than DC?
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They are deserving of being states because they are states. D.C. is not a state, nor is puerto rico, american samoa, and lots of other places.
I can't help but think your post-election concern over the rights of the good people of D.C. stems from the fact that the good people of D.C. vote overwhelmingly democratic.
Maybe it's not fair, but its been that way for a long time and no one is forced to live there.
I don't care if the EC is abolished altogether, but disagree that the reasons supporting it have vanished. If it were gone, more and more attn would be paid to those that live close to one another at the expense of those who live further away from other people. It will not just change the campaigns, it will change how people are governed and how tax dollars are apportioned.
On the taxation issue, how many tax dollars are spent on the good people of the D.C. as a percentage of what they pay?