@Dani All the more argument for #DCStatehood.

WY and VT have smaller populations, and urban DC would help balance out the overrepresentation of mostly white rural states in the Senate.

#DouglassCommonwealth

I hope DC Shadow Senator Michael Brown is enjoying his final term. He has failed to do his basic job of supporting #dcstatehood and prefers instead to trash the #DCCouncil and voters.

DC needs to start calling its mayor “governor”; its city council is now a unicameral legislature with “representatives” rather than council members; name a state bird, state flower, state motto, etc. Start acting like a state! And rename DC as #DouglassCommonwealth

#DCStatehood

@JaneImber And could extend representation in Congress, a basic right of citizenship, to #DC residents by passing #DCStatehood. Not to mention that we would send two MORE D Senators and one MORE D Congresswoman to strengthen the majority.

House Republicans' appropriation bill: a ton of riders to nullify D.C's democratically laws. Republicans want to:
•let employers fire workers for using contraception
•ban needle exchanges
•ban DEI and CRT
•ban traffic cameras
•ban the "death with dignity" law -MJ Stern, ZB Israel #DCStatehood ...appropriations.house.gov/sites/republicans.appropriations.house.gov/files/documents/FY24%20Financial%20Services%20and%20General%20Government%20-%20Bill%20Summary.pdf https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP23/20230622/116153/BILLS-118--AP--FServices-FY24FSGGSubcommitteeMark.pdf #DCStatehood

What do we do to make sure #DCStatehood is supported?

Just a US Senator seeking to repeal local democracy from 700,000 people in DC to match their lack of democratic rights on the national level. #dcstatehood

Want to send national Democrats a message about selling out local democracy in DC in favor of conservative “tough on crime” sound bites?

Look at that! Jill Biden herself is sending out letters with postage paid return envelopes.

Do like I did: put a brief note on the back of the letter she and the DNC sent telling them how they don’t deserve a single penny of anyone’s money for betraying local autonomy.

#DCStatehood

Full Dem. control of government would make #DCStatehood more likely to be enacted, which would be hospitable.

The cop “union” lobbyist is called ***what***???

I think it’s time real cartographers file suit over this name. #DCStatehood

When I lived in DC in the 80s, we marched in the streets with Hilda Mason for statehood. The DC population is larger than the states of Wyoming & Vermont and its residents pay income tax — “no taxation without representation.”
#DCStatehood

Apparently, folks support #DCHomeRule until we go too far. Then we’re back to full-on colonial status. #DCStatehood #GiftedArticle. Senate votes to reject D.C. criminal code bill https://wapo.st/3ZW1QnP

Apparently, folks support #DCHomeRule until we go too far. Then we’re back to full-on colonial status. #DCStatehood #GiftedArticle. Senate votes to reject D.C. criminal code bill https://wapo.st/3ZW1QnP

This is your aperiodic reminder that the District of Columbia has close to 670,000 residents, a larger population than Vermont or Wyoming. These 670,000 residents are not represented by 2 senators and a representative like the states smaller than they are.

DC residents deserve to be fully part of our democracy.

#DCStatehood

The #WashingtonPost illustrated an opinion piece on patriotism today with a 51-star flag, though I suspect the photo editor doesn’t actually realize they did this. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/08/true-meaning-patriotism-protests-national-anthem/ #DCStatehood #51stState

https://invidious.slipfox.xyz/watch?v=NNXe0vfw4rE

Congresswoman #EleanorHolmesNorton on #DCStatehood

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but if DC starts not governing ourselves as we best see fit solely to avoid congressional interference, that in and of itself is congressional interference. #HandsOffDC #DCStatehood

Whatever happened to 'no taxation without representation'? That principal still stands. YES to #dcstatehood
"Disgusting": Biden embraces GOP effort to kill D.C. criminal justice reforms
*Biden is backing a Republican effort to block D.C. lawmakers from setting their own criminal justice laws * https://www.salon.com/2023/03/03/disgusting-biden-embraces-effort-to-dc-criminal-justice-reforms_partner/

The DC crime bill is just the latest example as to why DC deserves to be a state or at least have full independent representation. The city is much too large and complex to be at the political of whims of 535 people with no local ties. #dcstatehood

I still follow all the CMs on Twitter (because they’re all unwilling to leave Muskville and come over here—c’mon, @JLGDC, use your Mastodon account!) and I have only seen posts from Allen and George angry about the crime bill being overturned.

Nothing from anyone else. I guess they’re all good with this? McDuffie, Nadeau, Gray (of course he would be), Frumin? Where is the outrage? #DCStatehood