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winning the war on terror
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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
With good reason. Living in the district, in contrast, means you're subjected to this debate regularly. I was stunned to read the positions of teh candidates in the last election guide (I think they were candidates for mayor). Every one of the democrats took the position that statehood was the only acceptable solution, and specifically rejected retrocession or some other alternative short of statehood.
Four reasons why not a state:
1) Constitution would need to be amended
2) Land area is smaller by far than any other state. (Even little Rhody is 15x larger).
3) No natural resources
4) Too Democratic.
I would think Maryland would take it if paid enough money for the welfare obligations and to cover the lack of a tax base (those gov't properties aren't taxed). BUt given that the district is underfunded now, that's not likely. My own feeling is that, if this is done, the actual District should be reduced to include essentially the Capitol/S. Ct. area and then everything south of Penna. ave and north of Maryland Ave. (SW), plus whatever part of the whitehouse doesn't fall within that.
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Your argument would be so much better if you had just left off your #4. Why shouldn't it go to VA? River in the way?
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