DC statehood Megathread (pg 33 - Manchin questioning constitutionality)

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You love to see it.

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If DC statehood happens , then Georgia gets Maine ruled , then other things happen .

Just merge Maryland and DC together

Neither one wants that. Statehood or bust.

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Any actual news on the progression of this bill?

Not since Carper introduced the Senate companion to Norton's House bill, & probably not for at least another ~2 months, given that the COVID relief reconciliation package will be taking up all of the oxygen & legislative focus in the meantime.

By the time it sees the floor we will have lost the majority.

Mark my words. We will not get either statehood this year.

I could reverse jinx it a million times, offer all the bets in the world - it’s clear this isn’t a priority for leadership. If only Dem leadership was a little more ruthless - they could take a thing or two from the con artists in GOP leadership

Beyond parody.

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The Democrats are f**king clowns. I don’t get why this forum defends them so much.

All the winning probably has something to do with it. Y'know, the House; the presidency & the vice presidency; the Senate; the $1.9T stimulus package polling at +40 approval that wouldn't be possible without the Democratic trifecta; the incoming jobs, infrastructure, & climate change package that wouldn't be possible without the Democratic trifecta; etc.

You can’t be serious. It took a meltdown by the GOP to win the Senate. The House was a complete abortion. They should’ve won a majority large enough to last 4-6 years. Instead it’s small enough where there’s virtually no chance of saving it. And the Presidency - I mean the fact it was as close as it was when (IMO) Biden was a great canidate and Trump was literally the worst President of all-time. So Dems get no credit for “winning” except maybe Georgia.

• They’re blundering the Covid relief bill. By taking forever to pass it and bickering back & forth - to the point where voters are going to feel more “finally” instead of thankful and happy.

• It seems likely an infrastructure bill might on the horizon but who knows how watered down it’ll be

• Statehood which would have been HUGE to help even out the structural unfairness (at least a little)

• The voting rights bill isn’t going to be passed.

• No minimum wage hike is going to happen.

• A public option won’t happen.

So Id have to say they’ve been a MAJOR letdown so far

And you know this....how?

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Do we know the how Manchin & Sinema feel about DC statehood?

Do we know how Toomey & Rubio feel about DC statehood?

Those 2 are definitely more likely to support it than Manchin, tbh.

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We're quickly approaching "big f**king deal" territory.

You’re not seeing that cash. This isn’t happening.

Period.

Only way I could even see it is if the parliamentarian rules it could happen?

It’s not happening

Good, keep the reverse psychology up! It's worked wonders on everything we've previously sought!!

Hopefully MillennialModerate starts telling us that Court Packing has an absolutely 0% chance of happening.

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Some people on this forum are gonna have reservations about DC unless the Filibuster is lifted, it's not called being a Doomer

Sorry King , but you’re wrong on this one.