On Tuesday, Washington, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) reported that the United States Senate will hear a bill championed by far-left members of Congress to institute the District of Columbia as a state next week.
“The Senate hearing shows that momentum continues to build for our D.C. statehood bill,” Norton said.
“D.C. statehood now has 54 percent support nationwide, according to the most recent detailed poll, and I expect that support to grow even more after the Senate hearing, as it has after the House hearings,” she added.
The Hill reports:
Norton is the city’s lone representation in the legislative body, and while she can sit on House committees, she can’t participate in floor votes.
The bill is backed by … Biden and it has been approved by the House, most recently in April.
Republicans oppose making D.C. a state and see the effort as a power grab on the part of Democrats, who would almost certainly gain two Democratic senators given the District’s political leanings.
Without bipartisan support, the bill can’t clear the 60-vote threshold of the Senate filibuster. As well, moderate Democrat Sens. Joe Manchin (WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) have come out against throwing out filibuster.
to make D,C. a state is unconstitutional. it was always supposed to be an independent property, not a state, it was set aside to be the U.S. capitol grounds without statehood powers.
Democrats could not care less about the Constitution.
Not only no, but HELL NO!