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If Democrats win the house should they give Washington DC, and Puerto Rico statehood? (lemmy.world)

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

Oh there was political fuckery before our masonic forefathers laid the cornerstones. The reason it's on the border of Maryland and Virginia was to placate the southern states, otherwise the capitol would have stayed in New York.

It's something like, more people live in Washington, D.C. than in Wyoming.