You know what's funny/infuriating? The only reason democrats want this is the same reason the Constitution forbids it: the capitol is wildly and inappropriately partisan.
Even if it wasn't partisan, it would be granting senate representation to the federal government itself. Those two senators are going to vote for every privilege to be granted to federal employees, because those employees are the only ones they need to answer to.
-Janet Napolitano - under President Barack Obama. She was president of the University of California system from September 2013, and stepped down from that position on August 1, 2020 to join the faculty at Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy
-Shyamala Gopalan, mother of Kamlatoe Harris -
Shyamala conducted research in UC Berkeley's Department of Zoology and Cancer Research Lab....For her last decade of research, Shyamala worked in the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.[6] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shyamala_Gopalan
If the left was serious about getting residents of DC Senate representation they would force residents back into Marylamd representation (just like the west bank of the Potomac went back to VA) since the land was originally donated from that state. But then they couldnt pack Sen
Look at this racist reply! How dare this person make a suggestion that gives these people exactly what they ask for but not what they actually want!
These people legitimately do not understand the Constitution or the Government. Someone legit said "California has (insert number I don't give a shit looking up, but it's big) residents, but we have only 2 senators."
Like what the fuck are you on about? That's literally how it's set up? Did you forget the House of Representatives is a thing, and Congress is set up as a two body system to stop huge states from having more government saying power over smaller states?
You know what's funny/infuriating? The only reason democrats want this is the same reason the Constitution forbids it: the capitol is wildly and inappropriately partisan.
Even if it wasn't partisan, it would be granting senate representation to the federal government itself. Those two senators are going to vote for every privilege to be granted to federal employees, because those employees are the only ones they need to answer to.
No.... It's Unconstitutional. Period!
I'm kind of ok with being racist at this stage of the game.
It's a survival strategy.
Being a racist is just a synonym for having common sense at this point.
Shame that someone with such a cool name is such a faggot.
-Robert Reich - Berkeley
-Janet Yellen - Berkeley
-Janet Napolitano - under President Barack Obama. She was president of the University of California system from September 2013, and stepped down from that position on August 1, 2020 to join the faculty at Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy
-Shyamala Gopalan, mother of Kamlatoe Harris -
Look at this racist reply! How dare this person make a suggestion that gives these people exactly what they ask for but not what they actually want!
These people legitimately do not understand the Constitution or the Government. Someone legit said "California has (insert number I don't give a shit looking up, but it's big) residents, but we have only 2 senators."
Like what the fuck are you on about? That's literally how it's set up? Did you forget the House of Representatives is a thing, and Congress is set up as a two body system to stop huge states from having more government saying power over smaller states?