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DC Statehood
Sep. 16th, 2019 12:29 pmThis Thursday, the house of Representatives will hold its first hearing on DC Statehood in over 25 years. There are more details available at City Paper about the timing of the bill.
There's also an interesting opinion piece from John Oliver circa 2015. It's here on YouTube.
Please support this. It's the equivalent of Glasgow, Dresden, or Lyons -- all of which have smaller populations than we do -- not having representation in their respective Parliaments. We have a larger population than Wyoming, Vermont, and within spitting distance of North Dakota's. By city, we have a larger population than Boston proper.
We pay more income tax per capita than any state does -- unlike most of the territories, including 60% of Puerto Rico's population, who are exempt from US taxes. We have all the duties of citizenship, while lacking the basic right of representation.
There's also an interesting opinion piece from John Oliver circa 2015. It's here on YouTube.
Please support this. It's the equivalent of Glasgow, Dresden, or Lyons -- all of which have smaller populations than we do -- not having representation in their respective Parliaments. We have a larger population than Wyoming, Vermont, and within spitting distance of North Dakota's. By city, we have a larger population than Boston proper.
We pay more income tax per capita than any state does -- unlike most of the territories, including 60% of Puerto Rico's population, who are exempt from US taxes. We have all the duties of citizenship, while lacking the basic right of representation.
