The bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to make the District of Columbia a state, HR 51, now has 218 co-sponsors in addition to its lead sponsor, Eleanor Holmes Norton. The voting membership of the U.S. House (which does not include Delegate Norton) is 435. However, two of the co-sponsors are from Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and they can’t vote, so the bill still is two short of having a majority of the voting members. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not one of the co-sponsors.
Can USA DC be shrunk to near zero sq miles ??? — to comply with
USA Const Art I, Sec. 8. cl. 17
To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, ******
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In reality to have ZERO Elephants residing in the new Soviet Socialist Peoples Republic of New Columbia ??? — traveling thru the SSPRNC to USA govt bldgs — subject to daily inspections — show
SSPRNC cops your papers and inspect your car/truck/horse.
Congress and SCOTUS and media hacks will love that ???
Give DC, except the Federal buildings and the Mall back to Maryland. Problem solved.
Me is correct. Making DC its own state is a bad idea. If anything is to be done, give part of it back to Maryland.
OBVIOUS Underlying plot –
3 more RED communist Donkeys in the USA gerrymander Congress – 2 USA Senators and 1 USA Rep.