One of the threats that the Democrats are making involves turning the District of Columbia into a state. They assume this will give them two more Democrat senators. Maybe they are onto something that has some value.
What would happen if we gave every major city in the country this opportunity. Pick a number, say 700,000, and give any city over that number the option of statehood. The 700,000 comes from the approximate population of D.C. The cities might go for it. The rest of the country might like it too.
In the Senate you would have an increased number of members. This would not increase the Democrats voice because it would mean losing all of their senators from the rest of the state. The House would remain the same because the population isn’t going to change with the new boundaries.
This would also make it possible for the Republicans to try their creativity in finding ways to cheat on elections.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Opus 2020-323: Should-a-Beens: The D.C. Model
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