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Correct, but no representation in congress. That would be the benefit by making it a state.
Congressional representation isn't the matter at hand here, though. The thread discusses Presidential elections. Which are handled through the Electoral College.
People can come up with all the pie in the sky fantasies of DC statehood they want, it will never happen. You can try all you want to get all three branches to authorize a new state in DC, if they ever do it will swiftly be nullified by the Supreme Court.
The District of Columbia is a Federal District, the seat of the Federal Government of this republic of States, authorized by Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United States Constitution. It is not subject to any State control, including itself, and cannot legally be granted State rights no matter how long you hold your breath.
The only legal way for DC to ever become a State is for the constitution to be amended by super majority
Good luck with that
Or for the federal district to split off from the population centers and remain as such. The residential portion should just be absorbed into its original state if the desire is congressional representation.
Because it's not a state, it's an administrative district explicitly defined in the constitution to serve as the independent seat of the Federal Republic
If you don't like that you shouldn't be living in DC. Everyone was told from day 1, 231 years ago, what the deal was
This ^^^^^.
If Senate representation means that much to a DC resident, he or she is free to move to VA, MD, etc.
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