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« on: November 08, 2022, 08:31:52 PM »

DeSantis leading in Palm Beach by 3 now, that state is gone folks.

Next Democratic trifecta is when the embargo on Cuba finally ends.
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« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2022, 05:32:54 PM »

Nevada was less than half of the population than the next smallest state for its first century of statehood. That means there is solid precedent for a state of Marianas.

From an outsider looking in - the territories could be granted one seat in each chamber regardless of their population, disregarding the normal apportionment rules, as done in the sparsely populated territories of France and Canada. I'm not sure if this is explicitly required by the Constitution, or whether Congress can simply pass a law granting them.
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« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2022, 05:56:34 PM »

Nevada was less than half of the population than the next smallest state for its first century of statehood. That means there is solid precedent for a state of Marianas.

From an outsider looking in - the territories could be granted one seat in each chamber regardless of their population, disregarding the normal apportionment rules, as done in the sparsely populated territories of France and Canada. I'm not sure if this is explicitly required by the Constitution, or whether Congress can simply pass a law granting them.

Puerto Rico has a higher population than Kansas or Arkansas, enough for 4 CDs in the House, while all of the other territories are smaller than Wyoming.  Giving them all the same representation would only make things even less fair overall.

Perhaps PR could be granted seats according to the normal formula, with all the other ones granted one each notwithstanding the formula. But, I suspect that Puerto Rico will demand some recognition in the Constitution of its unique cultural heritage for a stronger mandate for statehood. Otherwise, there would be legitimate fear that it would become the next Louisiana. If Republicans successfully make more inroads into Hispanic communities, they might be tempted to do just that.
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« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2022, 06:11:48 PM »

Anything that requires a constitutional amendment is a total non-starter. Instead we should just immediately grant statehood (like we've done 37 times since the original 13) to DC and Puerto Rico, since they've already voted on it, conditionally pre-grant it to the Marianas so that as soon as they vote on it they can become a state automatically, and open a dialogue with USVI and American Samoa to see what they want in the medium and long term. Perhaps something can be worked out.

The DC Admissions Act as it stands requires the abolition of the 23rd Amendment, so that the remaining residents of the rump capital territory don't retain three electoral votes. By all accounts, if it passes, the amendment should sail through state legislatures with little attention, since it's in both parties' interests.

So, if and when PR is granted statehood, I can totally see a Republican Party that, in order to solidify the Puerto Rican vote both in PR and the mainland, champions an amendment to guarantee the status of the Spanish language on the island, and that the amendment wouldn't face any opposition from Democrats.

You're right, that a bespoke arrangement for the four remaining territories would be very difficult to implement, given the existing political realities.
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« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2022, 06:48:01 PM »



At least this time, there are no outstanding races where the Democrat is catching up, so we didn't see this absurdity again.


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« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2022, 06:59:31 PM »

Will either be 219-216, or 218-217 for the Rs. In all reality an all time bag fumble for the GOP.

The next two years are going to be fun!   Evil

That special elections thread we have is going to be busy....  

...dunno, Biden seems like someone who would appoint some disgruntled Republicans to an ambassadorship in a fancy European capital. He has the votes in the Senate, after all.
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