DC isn’t supposed to be a real place people actually live; it’s supposed to be the neutral seat of government only. DC residents don’t have their own Congressional rep because (the theory was) every Congressperson represents them, since they all live there a large part of the year. Giving them their own dedicated rep would be unfair in their favor.
Maybe. I think Virginia gave also part of it and I wouldn’t split the city in half. The people should maybe get to vote on it. Although I do not see the issue in making them a state, as there are states with a much smaller population
DC residents regularly have that irony on their license plate.
Puerto Rico is a… strange situation, wherein there’s never been a clear answer as to whether independence, the status quo, or statehood is preferred by Puerto Ricans, so the status quo simply drags on.
That being said, they do at least get to skip out on income taxes because of the status quo position.
Citizens of Washington DC and Puerto Rico get taxed without actually getting to vote too today so there’s that founding principle
DC isn’t supposed to be a real place people actually live; it’s supposed to be the neutral seat of government only. DC residents don’t have their own Congressional rep because (the theory was) every Congressperson represents them, since they all live there a large part of the year. Giving them their own dedicated rep would be unfair in their favor.
But DC has become its own city, not only government center. People live there, and they shouldn’t have to move to be represented properly
Frankly, maybe they should carve the Federal district down to just the immediate area around the Federal buildings and give the rest back to Maryland.
Maybe. I think Virginia gave also part of it and I wouldn’t split the city in half. The people should maybe get to vote on it. Although I do not see the issue in making them a state, as there are states with a much smaller population
That already happened, back in 1847.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_retrocession
DC residents regularly have that irony on their license plate.
Puerto Rico is a… strange situation, wherein there’s never been a clear answer as to whether independence, the status quo, or statehood is preferred by Puerto Ricans, so the status quo simply drags on.
That being said, they do at least get to skip out on income taxes because of the status quo position.
AFAIK, Puerto Rico doesn’t even get to trade with whoever they want. It does look a lot like a 18th century colony.
But I thought DC people voted for president and Congress.
They do, but it’s a bit complicated.