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Somebody let Wyoming know its days are numbered [View all]

Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow
The Republican argument against DC statehood is literally "we don't like how they would vote"
7:23 AM · Mar 23, 2021

Claire McCaskill @clairecmc
If your reason for opposing DC statehood is that it is too small and has a lopsided partisan tilt, then somebody let Wyoming know its days are numbered.
11:14 PM · Mar 22, 2021

Link to tweet

...oversight committe hearing yesterday:

...when D.C. becomes a state, it will be the only state in our country that is majority Black.
twitter.com/ACLUVA/status/1373735917761003520

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Somebody let Wyoming know its days are numbered [View all] bigtree Mar 2021 OP

And Washington DC has about 200,000 more in population than Wyoming. marble falls Mar 2021 #1

And how about DENVERPOPS Mar 2021 #32

Rounds is a Senator from South Dakota, a state whose ONLY reason for existence, along Celerity Mar 2021 #47

I was just reading about that the other day moose65 Mar 2021 #72

Vermont's isn't, ND's is about 50,000 less, SD about 75,000 more. Wyoming has about 250K less. marble falls Mar 2021 #63

Ah, but does D.C. have mines? Or car dealerships? FailureToCommunicate Mar 2021 #2

they needs a few grain silos, methinks bigtree Mar 2021 #3

Maybe Some Grain Pyramids Too nt smb Mar 2021 #12

Good one. demosincebirth Mar 2021 #81

Well, they have a river, national parks, wnylib Mar 2021 #6

And corporate headquarters, and major universities, and big hospitals, etc. nt spooky3 Mar 2021 #42

But. Not. Grain. Silos!!! Bucky Mar 2021 #49

Well, why not convert the Trump hotel? wnylib Mar 2021 #61

It's not pyramid shaped Bucky Mar 2021 #66

Tear it down and use the property. wnylib Mar 2021 #67

Good one! yardwork Mar 2021 #85

"#DCStatehood is really about packing the Senate with Democrats in order to pass a left-wing agenda" marmar Mar 2021 #4

DC has NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS sports franchises...but the voters are disenfranchised. Tommymac Mar 2021 #5

LOLOLOLOLOL HUAJIAO Mar 2021 #13

Don't forget the NHL Danmel Mar 2021 #20

Thanks and done. Tommymac Mar 2021 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author Danmel Mar 2021 #21

Even if you combine WY with MT and ID or ND and SD Delmette2.0 Mar 2021 #29

Yup! If DC doesn't qualify as a State, divide the State of Wyoming between the 7 KPN Mar 2021 #30

Why do that? jmowreader Mar 2021 #78

One U.S. rep. that has VOTING PRIVILEGES in the House! NM Grins Mar 2021 #41

Did the founding fathers know about South Dakota??? TNNurse Mar 2021 #7

"The Founding Fathers never intended for Washington D.C. to be a state." heckles65 Mar 2021 #8

They didn't intend for woman to vote or slaves to be free either.. Canoe52 Mar 2021 #11

+1. Excellent point! What a great answer to claims about original intentions. yonder Mar 2021 #14

An even better point! You just took it to infinity and beyond. Canoe52 Mar 2021 #33

President Washington was ready to personally kick the asses of the Whiskey Rebellion seditionists. Marcuse Mar 2021 #60

Or white men below a certain station in life misanthrope Mar 2021 #80

And BLOCKING DC statehood is also about packing the Senate. Grins Mar 2021 #43

This right here! Beartracks Mar 2021 #76

If D.C. had been a state Jan 6th, national guard troops could have been there within minutes KS Toronado Mar 2021 #9

True. Trump wouldn't have been at the top of their chain of command. CaptainTruth Mar 2021 #15

D.C. needs to be a state just to be able to defend itself from certain cultists and insurrectionists Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2021 #10

"#DCStatehood is really about packing the Senate with Democrats in order to pass a left-wing agenda" ShazzieB Mar 2021 #16

Antelope have more rights than DC if you think about it............ turbinetree Mar 2021 #17

Black Americans BUILT DC. Kid Berwyn Mar 2021 #18

And most of the south nt. carpetbagger Mar 2021 #70

Rounds Can Soak His Straw-Filled Head, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2021 #19

+1 CaptainTruth Mar 2021 #23

Bingo! The Senate IS packed ... by Republicans: KPN Mar 2021 #27

Aside from the total lack of logic, these "founding fathers" arguments are so damn tiresome. KPN Mar 2021 #22

I'm much more aligned with the "WWKMD" people. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #34

LOL! Thank you for that chuckle .... KPN Mar 2021 #36

You are more than welcome. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #59

I know I'm in the minority on this subject ... aggiesal Mar 2021 #24

Interesting. So there would be Representatives in the House... CaptainTruth Mar 2021 #28

D.C. was set up as federal land ... aggiesal Mar 2021 #52

DC has three electoral votes moose65 Mar 2021 #73

Thank you for correcting me, I had not realized that n/t aggiesal Mar 2021 #77

And the 2nd Amendment? Did the Founding Fathers intend that to be... CaptainTruth Mar 2021 #25

2cd Amendment was written to placate GA, The Carolina's and Virginia so they could have Slave Cops. Tommymac Mar 2021 #44

We the People need to work hard and generate an even Bigger Blue Wave in 2022. Failure is NOT Geechie Mar 2021 #51

I really hate the 2nd amendment because everyone ignores the first part of the amendment ... aggiesal Mar 2021 #57

Are any of the other 26 Amendments collective rights? NickB79 Mar 2021 #65

Wyoming was described by Bill Maher as "a copy-pasted Colorado - without the people" peppertree Mar 2021 #26

Most states can be invited by legislation being passed and signed. Calista241 Mar 2021 #31

Americans DO Hard things. Tommymac Mar 2021 #46

S Dakota, wher Sen Rounds is from edhopper Mar 2021 #35

DC is not majority Black. No group is more than 46%. spooky3 Mar 2021 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Mar 2021 #74

My grandfather joined the Army Air Corp to get out of Wyoming. hunter Mar 2021 #38

If DC becomes a state the cost of real property and living in general will skyrocket. Marcuse Mar 2021 #39

Like it already hasn't? Tommymac Mar 2021 #48

True. Wealthy Republicans could dominate the DC electorate within ten years after statehood. Marcuse Mar 2021 #55

Hmmm...the supporters of that site are a telling story...The Walton Family?????????????????????????? Tommymac Mar 2021 #56

Hence its support for "private market rate home building" i.e. gentrification. Marcuse Mar 2021 #58

K&R Blue Owl Mar 2021 #45

If Repubs think DC is too small to be a state, let's add Puerto Rico (if they'll have us) to DC. LaMouffette Mar 2021 #50

PR & UVSI is already a contiguous area with a population of nearly 3 milliion. maxsolomon Mar 2021 #54

That makes so much sense, I can't believe it isn't that way already! LaMouffette Mar 2021 #64

Either cede the predominantly residential areas back to MD or grant statehood Warpy Mar 2021 #53

The Founding Fathers never intended for Wyoming to be a state, either DFW Mar 2021 #62

Didn't realize this was so complicated. BarbD Mar 2021 #68

Obviously that's not a good argument against DC Statehood. WarGamer Mar 2021 #69

Without real voting senators and congresspeople, isn't DC taxation w/o representation? Ziggysmom Mar 2021 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Mar 2021 #75

The Founding Fathers never intended . . . . Aussie105 Mar 2021 #79

That "argument" might have meaning if not for 3825-87867 Mar 2021 #83

This brings up an interesting point about the Founding Fathers moose65 Mar 2021 #82

Corporate tax heavens can hide in Wyoming. Hotler Mar 2021 #84