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D.C. Might Become The 51st State

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07-05-2016, 09:40 AM

Quote:I'm not finding any such mandate. For that matter, Washington is not named in the Constitution. It only refers to the "district" containing the "Seat of Government." Moreover, It mentions some details regarding the district, but doesn't specifically say it can't be a state. There's a section regarding the powers of Congress, one of which is to "exercise exclusive legislation" in the district as well as any other federal territory. And then there's this...



<p class="bbc_indent" style="margin-left:40px;">Amendment XXIII


<p class="bbc_indent" style="margin-left:40px;">Section 1


<p class="bbc_indent" style="margin-left:40px;">The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct:

<p class="bbc_indent" style="margin-left:40px;">A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State; they shall be in addition to those appointed by the States, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a State; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment.


So if they are granted statehood the Capital moves to a new district somewhere else. The idea was that the Capital never resides in a state. They haven't considered that in their little votes.
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D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by Guest - 07-04-2016, 07:01 PM
D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by flsprtsgod - 07-04-2016, 07:37 PM
D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by TJBender - 07-04-2016, 10:20 PM
D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by MalabarJag - 07-04-2016, 10:51 PM
D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by EricC85 - 07-04-2016, 10:57 PM
D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by jj82284 - 07-05-2016, 07:11 AM
D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by Jags02 - 07-05-2016, 08:54 AM
D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by Bon Jagley - 07-05-2016, 09:09 AM
D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by Jags02 - 07-05-2016, 09:26 AM
D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by flsprtsgod - 07-05-2016, 09:40 AM
D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by rollerjag - 07-05-2016, 11:41 AM
D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by flsprtsgod - 07-05-2016, 11:53 AM
D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by badger - 07-05-2016, 12:19 PM
D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by Jags02 - 07-05-2016, 06:27 PM
D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by TJBender - 07-05-2016, 07:38 PM
D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by FBT - 07-05-2016, 08:27 PM
D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by Sneakers - 07-06-2016, 10:44 PM
D.C. Might Become The 51st State - by TJBender - 07-06-2016, 11:10 PM



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