Redditsux@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 hours agoRepublican proposes giving Democratic-leaning part of Virginia back to DC after redistricting voteapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down12
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkRepublican proposes giving Democratic-leaning part of Virginia back to DC after redistricting voteapnews.comRedditsux@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 hours agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up54·edit-26 hours agoBe ause DC doesn’t have representation… They’re not “giving land” they’re stealing representation from the people who live there, so Republicans can maintain the seats
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 hours agoExactly. Let’s amend the bill to say that in order not to disenfranchise the ex-Virginians, and because of the additional land and population, The District of Columbia will henceforth be represented by 2 senators and 2 Representatives.
Be ause DC doesn’t have representation…
They’re not “giving land” they’re stealing representation from the people who live there, so Republicans can maintain the seats
Exactly. Let’s amend the bill to say that in order not to disenfranchise the ex-Virginians, and because of the additional land and population, The District of Columbia will henceforth be represented by 2 senators and 2 Representatives.