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Ernest
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« on: May 05, 2005, 02:39:34 AM » |
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The concept is interesting but the means is unconstitutional. (At least as far as H.R. 190 is concerned that is. Mr. Davis’s bill. which I have been unable to locate the text to, may get around that problem.) They can't simply lump DC and Maryland together for electoral college purposes because that would interfere with the right of the Maryland legislature to decide how Maryland’s electors would be chosen.
Quite frankly, since no one is forced to live in DC, I'm not in favor what would likely be at best a quasi-constitutional fix. In any case, there is absolutely no way that Dc is going to get Senators without becoming a State, as my interpretation is that such an amendment would require all fifty States to approve of giving up their equal sufferage in the Senate.
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