House passed D.C. statehood, and here are some of the GOP arguments against it

[Flash]

DC Statehood vote. Just make the resident Maryland citizens. What's so hard about that?

Then they don't get three more members of Congress.

Someone suggested exempting D. C. citizens from income tax and then they would have taxation without representation.

[T. A. Gardner]

How many Trillions would that add to the National Debt?

Probably little to nothing while adding a huge boom to the economy of the state selected. All the construction to house government workers, the restaurants and other venues the politicians would want, road building, you-name-it, in support of the new government buildings and infrastructure would be a huge boon to states that are right now economic small fry. Think of the money saved when Amtrak ends much of its east coast service because nobody's using it any more. Or, the increased revenues that air travel into the new capitol would occur.

You end up with one more failed Democrat city state on the East coast while the mid west flourishes.

[Grumpy]

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None of this pure democrat partisan bullshit matters on this anyway. It will never get through Senate.

Don't be the farm on it Orville

[Doc Dutch]

What should patriotic Americans do with traitorous bullshit like this?
My opinion is my own.
You've shown me you're bigger than just a big douchebag, so there's that.
Idk what to make of you, man.

Am I to take that you're opposed to traitors being arrowed through their fucking faces?
Did you not know I was this much of a wild man?

Dude, it's a fucking online message board, not the Alamo.

You're free to go fucking psycho but all it proves is you need to be on meds.

[Doc Dutch]

Then they don't get three more members of Congress.

Someone suggested exempting D. C. citizens from income tax and then they would have taxation without representation.

Which is what this is all about. Not fair representation, but to shift the balance of power through tricks and lies.

LOL. I like the idea of no income tax better than DC statehood. OTOH, the sociological impact of carving out a "tax free zone" would result in all the richest people in the country moving there and gentrifying DC.

[Matt Dillon]

Dude, it's a fucking online message board, not the Alamo.

You're free to go fucking psycho but all it proves is you need to be on meds.

[Doc Dutch]

Probably little to nothing while adding a huge boom to the economy of the state selected. All the construction to house government workers, the restaurants and other venues the politicians would want, road building, you-name-it, in support of the new government buildings and infrastructure would be a huge boon to states that are right now economic small fry. Think of the money saved when Amtrak ends much of its east coast service because nobody's using it any more. Or, the increased revenues that air travel into the new capitol would occur.

You end up with one more failed Democrat city state on the East coast while the mid west flourishes.

You might want to talk to the accounting department first.

[Matt Dillon]

Dude, it's a fucking online message board, not the Alamo.

You're free to go fucking psycho but all it proves is you need to be on meds.

Meds? Bitch! I'm a real American man, pissed off at these leftist douchebags!
I prescribe arrows to the face for them!

[Doc Dutch]

Meds? Bitch! I'm a real American man, pissed off at these leftist douchebags!
I prescribe arrows to the face for them!

Dude, you're an old, feeble man whose mind it going. Calm down before you're sedated.

[cancel2 2022]

How can it be "partisan bullshit" when it is exactly what they argued, and no it won't get thru the Senate, today, but sets the stage for another attempt down the road, you can't keep telling Americans DC shouldn't be a State cause they don't have any Forts and get away with it forever

Why do you care anyway? New York is fucked up enough already due to Blasio and Cuomo.

[Doc Dutch]

Why do you care anyway? New York is fucked up enough already due to Blasio and Cuomo.

How would you know, Tom? You live in goddamn Thailand bending the knee for a psycho King.

[Matt Dillon]

Dude, you're an old, feeble man whose mind it going. Calm down before you're sedated.

Or so you think..

[gemini104104]

"Steve Scalise argues D.C.'s crime rate should disqualify it from statehood"
https://news.yahoo.com/gop-rep-steve...164900233.html
Steve's home State of Louisiana has a greater crime and homicide rate than DC

"Representative Nancy Mace's claims that DC wouldn't 'qualify' as a single congressional district"
https://www.kten.com/story/43723079/...ional-district
DC's population is greater than the populations of 77 of the 435 existing congressional districts and two States, nearly three

"Jody Hice arguing against statehood for DC, congressman says it has no car dealerships"
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...es/ar-BB1eQOal
As dumb as it is, DC has several car dealerships

"Republican witness Zack Smith, a legal fellow at Heritage Foundation, said D.C. residents don't need voting members of Congress because they can influence Congress with lawn signs in the city"
https://americanindependent.com/repu...muriel-bowser/
Flat out stupid

"Rep. Glenn Grothman said if DC became a state, representatives would spend almost all their time trying to get money for the city."
https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/0...-dc-statehood/
More stupid

"Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks took issue with the size of DC, saying there are a number of cities in Alabama about the same size as DC that don’t qualify for statehood"
https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/0...-dc-statehood/
Alabama doesn't have a city that comes anywhere close to DC in population

"Representative Paul Gosar, DC has no forts"
https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/0...ongress-today/
Beyond stupid, and DC does have a major naval base

And there are more, some equally inane

One would think if you are in a postion of power and you are arguing against an issue at least you would take the time to know what you are talking about, and Scalise is the number two GOP man in the House

The un American GOP couldn't justify or argue its way out of a paper bag as a result of joining tRump's act of inciting insurrection against the U.S. Capitol in D.C. and conspiring to wage war against the fair and lawful 2020 electoral process. This in order to do the bidding of foreign enemies on the lawlessly hacked in and former fake so-called president tRump's deplorable and un American favor, and as the seditious and treasonous GOP continues waging war against Democracy and the common decency of humanity. When it comes to DC statehood to which the obstructionist and seditious GOP insurgency are all against, apparently one way Democrats can get around the expected GOP act of waging war on this effort is as follows:

The Senate is split 50/50 with Vice President Kamala Harris as the tie-breaker. But it takes 60 senators to break a concerted filibuster attempt. Senate Democrats could vote to tweak the filibuster rules and slip the statehood issue through a loophole — but that would require total unity and some moderate Democrats have expressed opposition to that strategy.

Yet for now, though, Democrats and statehood advocates are celebrating their House victory.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser tied the statehood issue to America’s ongoing reckoning over police brutality and longstanding issues of racial injustice.

“This vote comes at a critical time when Americans nationwide are eager to deliver on the promise of liberty and justice for all,” Bowser said in a statement. “For centuries, an incremental approach to equality in America has delayed this promise for too many. Now is the time for bold action.”

https://apnews.com/article/dc-stateh...1488ceb0b7900b

[TTQ64]

"Steve Scalise argues D.C.'s crime rate should disqualify it from statehood"
https://news.yahoo.com/gop-rep-steve...164900233.html
Steve's home State of Louisiana has a greater crime and homicide rate than DC

"Representative Nancy Mace's claims that DC wouldn't 'qualify' as a single congressional district"
https://www.kten.com/story/43723079/...ional-district
DC's population is greater than the populations of 77 of the 435 existing congressional districts and two States, nearly three

"Jody Hice arguing against statehood for DC, congressman says it has no car dealerships"
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...es/ar-BB1eQOal
As dumb as it is, DC has several car dealerships

"Republican witness Zack Smith, a legal fellow at Heritage Foundation, said D.C. residents don't need voting members of Congress because they can influence Congress with lawn signs in the city"
https://americanindependent.com/repu...muriel-bowser/
Flat out stupid

"Rep. Glenn Grothman said if DC became a state, representatives would spend almost all their time trying to get money for the city."
https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/0...-dc-statehood/
More stupid

"Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks took issue with the size of DC, saying there are a number of cities in Alabama about the same size as DC that don’t qualify for statehood"
https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/0...-dc-statehood/
Alabama doesn't have a city that comes anywhere close to DC in population

"Representative Paul Gosar, DC has no forts"
https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/0...ongress-today/
Beyond stupid, and DC does have a major naval base

And there are more, some equally inane

One would think if you are in a postion of power and you are arguing against an issue at least you would take the time to know what you are talking about, and Scalise is the number two GOP man in the House

WHITE FOLKS KEPT THESE CRAZY MOFOS IN OFFICE TOO LONG NOW THEY ARE OUT OF CONTROL.

[Grumpy]

Then they don't get three more members of Congress.

Someone suggested exempting D. C. citizens from income tax and then they would have taxation without representation.

Methinks someone has had a bit too much 'hooch'