Washington DC needs statehood like never before. Democrats have failed to prioritize it in the past. Maybe this latest authoritarian Trump move will wake them up.
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Trump may have just woken up a sleeping giant. He may have F’ed around and is about to find out!
aug 12, 2025, 5:23 am • 0 0 • view
Maybe we will have democracy again to do anything about it?
aug 12, 2025, 2:35 am • 0 0 • view
Its own state, or incorporated into Maryland?
aug 12, 2025, 2:21 am • 0 0 • view
🇵🇷
aug 12, 2025, 2:48 am • 0 0 • view
lol. That’s funny. Our leadership sucks and has sucked for decades.
aug 12, 2025, 2:30 am • 0 0 • view
Mehdi…come on, now. They’ll never wake up and grow a spine. 🤣
aug 12, 2025, 4:18 am • 0 0 • view
Maybe it isn't just Democrats. I still don't have an answer -- #PuertoRico demanded statehood around the time they did. Now, some Puerto Ricans want to leave. Nobody is proposing that for DC, because Trump is building a #ballroom on it. If they can't get away, why give them #statehood?
aug 12, 2025, 5:00 am • 0 0 • view
Sadly the only way to get the democrats off the bench is for Trump to attack them personally.
aug 12, 2025, 3:48 pm • 0 0 • view
Perhaps Puerto Rico also.
aug 12, 2025, 6:18 am • 0 0 • view
100% agree. It made no sense for the Dems not to proceed with statehood for Puerto Rico and DC during the Biden admin. We would be looking at a much less lopsided senate and house.
aug 12, 2025, 2:01 am • 0 0 • view
True and needs to be on the list for #Project2028 as it polls as a priority for American voters when we get there.
aug 12, 2025, 3:11 am • 1 1 • view
aug 12, 2025, 3:18 am • 1 0 • view
Sadly too many corporate dems been in charge for far too long!
aug 12, 2025, 6:13 am • 0 0 • view
looking forward to a fresh batch of “please send $50 to defend democracy!” emails that result in zero shit actually getting done
aug 12, 2025, 9:34 pm • 0 0 • view
Of course Trump says he plans to “deploy” the National Guard to states, as well.
aug 12, 2025, 1:59 am • 0 0 • view
I don't think anything at this point will ever wake them up.
aug 12, 2025, 2:00 am • 0 0 • view
Nah. Someone might call them mean names like "radical" or "socialist." Democrats fear taking a stance and picking a side above all else. I mean, what if someone thinks they have actual *opinions*? Can't have that now can we. Can you imagine? A Democrat with a spine? Poppycock.
aug 12, 2025, 3:01 pm • 0 0 • view
Democrats haven't had a majority in both houses of Congress for a long time, with a Democrat in the White House who would sign their bill into law. Not 1 Republican has ever supported DC statehood. But, you knew all that already
aug 13, 2025, 12:18 am • 2 1 • view
AMEN!
aug 12, 2025, 11:29 am • 0 0 • view
Doubtful. Many leadership Dems seem to be sleepwalking through Trump 2.0.
aug 12, 2025, 12:22 pm • 0 0 • view
Has there been a time when Democrats had enough majority to make DC a state?
aug 12, 2025, 2:06 am • 1 0 • view
Not anytime recently. Maybe three or four months under Obama but they were working on the ACA. They got close to 60 in Senate. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/debunking-the-myth-obamas_b_1929869
aug 12, 2025, 2:29 am • 0 0 • view
Maybe they will wait a couple years, then appoint a special council to look into it.
aug 12, 2025, 2:05 am • 0 0 • view
What have they prioritized? Funding Israel? Supporting an enormous budget for the DOD & DHS?
aug 12, 2025, 2:00 am • 4 0 • view
Rooting for the Democrats to wise up is pretty depressing.
aug 12, 2025, 2:01 am • 2 0 • view
If only. They have had both houses and the presidency more than once and won't. Their racism trumps their politics every time.
aug 12, 2025, 2:53 am • 0 0 • view
Me waiting for Dems to learn from their mistakes
aug 12, 2025, 2:08 am • 0 0 • view
It’s truthfully this simple. Donald Trump is EVIL & what’s happening is wrong AND Democrats not pushing for true change to make the lives of Americans better has left the door open for Trump, the tech oligarchs, and the White Christian Nationalist have kicked our door in! FOR THE PEOPLE! WAKE UP!
aug 12, 2025, 2:06 am • 1 0 • view
Democrats have been lazy, ass kissing, get along, insiders. That needs to change. Maga had a point about the corruption in politics. The solution isn’t burn it down. It’s a thorough cleanse… colonoscopy preparation type cleanse!
aug 12, 2025, 2:13 am • 0 0 • view
Do they look like they're waking up? bsky.app/profile/mehd...
aug 12, 2025, 2:49 am • 3 0 • view
Exactly! If and when they retake the Congress one of the first pieces of legislation they should pass should be the statehood or option for DC and Puerto Rico, as well as statehood or sovereignty for the Pacific Islands (Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands) and US Virgin Islands.
aug 12, 2025, 5:40 am • 0 0 • view
Spoiler alert - they will continue to do nothing
aug 12, 2025, 2:03 am • 0 0 • view
only if alive
aug 12, 2025, 2:15 am • 0 0 • view
MAYBE NOW - if we ever get out of this disaster- which is doubtful-DEMS WILL GET SOME BALLS AND BRAINS AND START FIGHTING LIKE ITS WAR TO SAVE THIS DEMOCRACY- THEY HAVE BEEN TEARING IT TO SHREDS FOR DECADES BUT YOU POLS DID NOTHING. Fuck u all
aug 12, 2025, 2:11 am • 0 0 • view
BETTER START PAINTING A NEW PICTURE THEN, OR HAVE TRUMP FOR THE FUTURE
aug 12, 2025, 7:03 am • 0 0 • view
The Democrats are a failed party. They have failed to protect anything in the last decade and need to be replaced by an actual left party.
aug 12, 2025, 5:53 pm • 0 0 • view
Yeah voting isn’t going to end this fascism… only violence will. I’m totally down for civil war at this point. Give me liberty or give me death!
aug 12, 2025, 1:59 am • 1 0 • view
Dem voters cannot even "suffer" the inconvenience of boycotting META, Amazon or Tesla.... ....asking for a full military uprising is not consistent with their Instagram profile
aug 12, 2025, 2:01 am • 1 0 • view
democrats will never do anything.
aug 12, 2025, 2:33 am • 0 0 • view
Need new leadership.
aug 12, 2025, 11:35 am • 0 0 • view
I don’t think this iteration of the Democratic Party is capable of waking up.
aug 12, 2025, 3:52 am • 0 0 • view
We'll see. And I'm a Dem. A very frustrated one.
aug 12, 2025, 2:52 am • 0 0 • view
I have my doubts on that. Some Democrats seem to be ok with status quo
aug 12, 2025, 1:59 am • 1 0 • view
Either that or Wes needs to annex
aug 12, 2025, 3:14 am • 0 0 • view
Narrator - It did not
aug 12, 2025, 8:57 pm • 0 0 • view
someone needs to wake the democrats up. Out with the old and in with the new
aug 12, 2025, 11:44 am • 0 0 • view
you mean Ds like Karen Bass who say things like: I can't speak to what's happening in DC. we need the @sanders.senate.gov Democrats & Independents because the Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi or Hakeem Jeffries Ds don't have the agility of mind or imagination for it
aug 12, 2025, 7:02 pm • 0 0 • view
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social unfortunately the Democratic Party is done and irrelevant. What this country needs now is a 1776-type bold move that includes the abolishment of the presidency altogether following a Declaration of NEW Independence. Nothing less will save us.
aug 12, 2025, 3:23 am • 0 0 • view
Statehood for Puerto Rico too.
aug 12, 2025, 2:50 pm • 0 0 • view
Coming soon-DC plates that say Cherry Blossom City
aug 12, 2025, 10:11 am • 0 0 • view
We really have to take a page from the enemy playbook and normalize big ideas by talking about them non-stop until they no longer seem like big, ambitious, impossible things but instead normal, mundane and inevitable.
aug 12, 2025, 3:12 am • 0 0 • view
Puerto Rico and Guam too Every possible Bastian of democracy
aug 12, 2025, 3:39 am • 0 0 • view
Extremely doubtful. Democrats will not do it and then blame voters for not delivering them 80 senate seats.
aug 14, 2025, 2:12 pm • 0 0 • view
Yeah that and expanding the Supreme Court.
aug 12, 2025, 2:55 am • 0 0 • view
I am scared they are going to drive out all the people of color and prepared them with a billionaire enclave …then make it a state
aug 12, 2025, 2:12 am • 0 0 • view
add it to the very long list
aug 12, 2025, 2:16 am • 0 0 • view
Agreed
aug 12, 2025, 5:44 am • 1 1 • view
It’s super cute how you think there is or will be an 🇺🇸. Democrats need to prioritize standing up to this💩 & stopping the predator in chief. He is only trying to eliminate all brown people from this country & can’t legitimately deport or annihilate DC residents. It will be suicide by👮 if anyone acts.
aug 12, 2025, 2:02 am • 0 0 • view
How many votes in the senate would that take? I agree though that it’s needed along with Puerto Rico.
aug 12, 2025, 2:12 am • 0 0 • view
They should have codified roe too, but they were busy fundraising on the fearmongering to protect our rights in any meaningful way.
aug 12, 2025, 2:10 am • 0 0 • view
Well it's way too fucking late now!
aug 12, 2025, 1:58 am • 0 0 • view
I honestly think that is what Trump is going for That way he can claim the congressional seats by alienating and altering the elections there with his thugs
aug 12, 2025, 2:01 am • 0 0 • view
And Puerto Rico. And bring territories into representation as well.
aug 12, 2025, 6:05 pm • 0 0 • view
Voters voted for this... Be very careful who you vote into office....
aug 12, 2025, 11:46 am • 0 0 • view
Then what would we do with all those flags that only have fifty stars?
aug 12, 2025, 2:03 am • 0 0 • view
we kick out texas.
aug 12, 2025, 2:16 am • 0 0 • view
The list is long. They'll run on the economy ( that's their safe space) with old timey phrases like " kitchen table issues" But should a miracle occur expanding the SC is the most important. Even Biden shyed away from it knowing full well the extreme danger of the Authoritarian takeover it has.
aug 12, 2025, 4:48 pm • 0 0 • view
Biden had the opportunity and did nothing!
aug 12, 2025, 2:03 am • 1 0 • view
Yeah, that admonition might be a little too late. Great to point out the mistakes from the 1800s that are wildly relevant now, though. Seems to be a lot of that going around lately.
aug 12, 2025, 6:24 am • 0 0 • view
I doubt it.
aug 12, 2025, 2:32 am • 0 0 • view
Another coup by Trump, lock him up
aug 12, 2025, 6:50 am • 0 0 • view
Pussies.
aug 12, 2025, 2:05 am • 0 0 • view
This should certainly be something that is on the agenda for the democrats as it is a fairly easy win in theory. However there are so many things they really really need to do if they get the White House back. So many changes in law and if possible more than one constitutional amendments
aug 12, 2025, 3:35 am • 0 0 • view
If it's not too late already!
aug 12, 2025, 4:19 pm • 0 0 • view
@democrats.org failed to prioritize anything about the dangers of fascism after the first round of fascism.
aug 12, 2025, 3:48 pm • 0 0 • view
They did prioritize, voters just didn't care.
aug 13, 2025, 3:30 am • 0 0 • view
( @democrats.org ) “Or… hear us out… we issue a super serious memorandum?”
aug 12, 2025, 6:37 am • 0 0 • view
Please stop saying Democrats failed this and Democrats failed that. There are two parties. It is time to blame the one that is causing most of the problems, not the one that hasn’t fixed all of the problems created by the other party.
aug 12, 2025, 2:22 pm • 0 0 • view
I don't see how they could even get it past committee but you are right
aug 12, 2025, 2:04 am • 0 0 • view
Nothing wakes up Democrats…except donor checks.
aug 12, 2025, 8:09 am • 1 0 • view
They should not have any access to guard troops there since it's not a state! National Guard are usually only for states!
aug 12, 2025, 2:33 am • 0 0 • view
When should this have been a priority for Dems? When did they have the numbers and the political capital for this? I'm not saying I don't want this, but let's be realistic.
aug 12, 2025, 10:05 am • 0 0 • view
Democrats have failed to do a lot of things
aug 12, 2025, 9:31 am • 0 0 • view
Don’t count on the Democrats
aug 12, 2025, 3:35 am • 0 0 • view
Too late now.
aug 12, 2025, 2:26 am • 0 0 • view
No, I'm afraid nothing is going to wake the majority of Democrats up. There are a handful of impressive Dems but sadly the party is ruined by timid and compliant old buffers too scared to call the election and Trump a fraud. They prefer the comfort, trappings and perks to leading the revolution.
aug 12, 2025, 10:30 am • 0 0 • view
they want Schumer type and Fetterman type then watch them ruin it when they even got a trifecta
aug 12, 2025, 4:30 am • 0 0 • view
Sorry but many are at an age where, sadly, nodding off is part of the human process. We need a revamp and soon. Understand why K Harris is taking a break.
aug 12, 2025, 2:01 am • 0 0 • view
Taxation with representation The fact that DC is at the whims of representatives of other states (and lobbyist influence) for their local issues like education and of course public safety has always been an issue. It needs statehood.
aug 12, 2025, 4:09 pm • 1 0 • view
You can trash Democrats past performance or you can work to save the country from Republicans. One is a luxury of living in a democracy. But we now live in a fascist state produced by the Heritage Foundation and gleefully acted out by trump. Quit whining and get rid of fascists!
aug 12, 2025, 2:11 am • 11 0 • view
"Democrats", "living in a democracy"? Like Kier Starmer's, who's already infamous for licking Trump's boot? I assure you Mehdi is doing a better job at punching Nazis than you and your Blue MAGA will ever dream of doing. Your party's name is a lie.
aug 12, 2025, 4:32 am • 1 0 • view
Just because I follow people to watch what they are saying does not mean that I support what they do or say. It doesn't help to hurl hate at others when we all have a very big job ahead of us. Labels and brands are a trump thing. I just want to redeem our Constitutional values.
aug 12, 2025, 2:02 pm • 0 0 • view
aug 12, 2025, 2:05 am • 11 0 • view
I grew up thinking DC was part of Maryland.
aug 12, 2025, 2:03 am • 0 0 • view
I wouldn’t expect any single positive thing from the Democratic Party for as long as we live…
aug 12, 2025, 2:45 am • 0 0 • view
Add Puerto Rico too, after the way Trump ignored their hurricane relief in his first term.
aug 12, 2025, 2:00 am • 0 0 • view
Some democrats
aug 12, 2025, 2:25 am • 0 0 • view
Yes, it's so obvious that the Democrats have wanted to play nice and not rock the boat for fear of rankling the Republicans. Look, they need to go full force on their own wish list priorities. If course the GOP doesn't want it, but too bad.
aug 12, 2025, 11:39 pm • 0 0 • view
Every democrat policy failure will be exploited, pity the democrats aren't pushing back and saying they will close all the holes.
aug 12, 2025, 7:42 am • 0 0 • view
folding it back into Maryland is another option
aug 12, 2025, 1:13 pm • 0 0 • view
Why does he have them there? there's no riots, he is protecting himself. Its a Putin or Epstein thing going down.
aug 12, 2025, 2:11 am • 2 0 • view
Nothing will wake them up. We all need to boycott everything until we get results. They walk on by protests, court orders and everything possible. We need to provide some pain, otherwise we are paying for our own abuse.
aug 12, 2025, 3:00 pm • 1 0 • view
Nothing will wake up Democratic leadership.
aug 12, 2025, 5:11 am • 1 0 • view
Is he possible enacting all this as a pretense for martial law at some point? Or because he knows people are furious and he wants to protect himself from protesters and lone wolves?
aug 12, 2025, 3:39 am • 0 0 • view
DC could simply declare statehood (or independence if they prefer) and blockade all the streets around the WH. Embargo the place until he's gone and the building has been sufficiently disinfected of his influence.
aug 12, 2025, 2:32 am • 0 0 • view
Mecca needs to be under International supervision.
aug 12, 2025, 2:40 am • 0 0 • view
Democrats “failed to prioritize” CHANGING THE CONSTITUTION to make D.C. a state? Have you forgotten about Manchin and Sinema? Criticize away but deal in political reality. Democrats need to accommodate everyone left of MAGA to win. The country is predominantly centrist. They need the center BACK.
aug 12, 2025, 3:28 am • 0 0 • view
I wish
aug 12, 2025, 3:45 pm • 0 0 • view
Well are they really gonna get a chance now?
aug 12, 2025, 2:00 am • 1 0 • view
As someone who's never lived in the USA, can you remind me which Washington? Is it the one that's nearly part of Canada or the one that the British burned down in 1812?
aug 12, 2025, 11:08 am • 1 0 • view
Two political parties, Democrats won’t do anything, Republicans love this stuff, what you going to do?none violence and appeasement will get you to the same place as Neville Chaimberlain got Great Britain in the late 1930s . Fascists those that support it voted for it are responsible!
aug 12, 2025, 4:43 am • 0 0 • view
We need a confrontational revolution at this point.
aug 12, 2025, 2:08 am • 1 0 • view
Only Manchin and Sinema if I recall - stood in the way of DC statehood. They’re both wealthy retirees today.
aug 12, 2025, 3:57 am • 0 0 • view
And Puerto Rico, too!
aug 12, 2025, 4:10 am • 0 0 • view
One would hope.
aug 12, 2025, 2:07 am • 0 0 • view
Love ya Mehdi, but that's not happening any time soon.
aug 12, 2025, 2:00 am • 1 0 • view
Yup. The Dems need Repub votes and they ain't havin it.
aug 12, 2025, 2:05 am • 0 0 • view
Do Republicans need Democratic votes to gerrymander Texas or to pack the Supreme Court? Let's cut the BS. They can get rid of the filibuster or carve out DC . If they want to get it done they can find a way.
aug 12, 2025, 2:13 am • 0 0 • view
Also Puerto Rico
aug 12, 2025, 2:26 am • 0 0 • view
I won't repost because I'm sick of people blaming Democrats for EVERYTHING
aug 12, 2025, 2:48 am • 0 0 • view
Hope so
aug 12, 2025, 2:47 am • 0 0 • view
youtu.be/wRAjbgvj9Pc?...
aug 12, 2025, 2:59 pm • 0 0 • view
Too late.
aug 12, 2025, 1:58 am • 0 0 • view
People keep saying make more states, but why not have states leave? He can’t rule them if they leave.
aug 12, 2025, 2:01 am • 0 0 • view
Democratic states should start talking about a divorce. If our blue tax $$ are taken and not returned, we don’t have a Republic any longer. Just think west coast, New England, Canada as a country…..
aug 12, 2025, 2:35 am • 1 0 • view
Nice thought. But not likely. ...or maybe you were being facetious. Trump has done, like, 20 things that should "wake the Dems up" by now. I'm not sure they're sleeping. They're dead. Ironic that the most lively one is named Bernie. 😅
aug 12, 2025, 2:08 am • 0 0 • view
Part of the statehood process is obtaining congressional approval. The Democrats would need 60 votes to pass this in the senate. The last time they had 60 votes was 2008 to 2010. The ACA was passed during this time period. I don’t think Puerto Rico and DC statehood could have been done as well IMO.
aug 12, 2025, 2:13 am • 0 0 • view
I mean it won't, but it should 💁♂️
aug 12, 2025, 2:06 am • 0 0 • view
The fact that the admissions clause isn't even a 60 vote rule in the senate, but just simple majority, the fact the dems haven't done this when they had the house, senate, and president in 2021 was stupid
aug 12, 2025, 6:37 am • 0 0 • view
It won't, sadly. Don't get me wrong, that's not my wish. It's my belief. Signed, A DC resident
aug 12, 2025, 2:44 am • 1 0 • view
Why is it on democrats? Why wouldn’t republicans want it to be a state hood as well?
aug 12, 2025, 2:15 am • 0 0 • view
In 2021 Democrats tried to pass DC Statehood - GOP called it a power grab - if DC was a state, it would get 3 reps - republicans know they would be democrats.
aug 12, 2025, 3:47 am • 0 0 • view
That’s not true - GOP voted the measure down during Biden’s admin…
aug 12, 2025, 3:42 am • 0 0 • view
Nah. Nothing will at this point.
aug 12, 2025, 2:00 am • 0 0 • view
Not with the current Dem leadership that's owned by the wealthy donors and PACs.
aug 12, 2025, 6:03 am • 0 0 • view
Doubt it. The Dems are waiting for a hero to emerge.
aug 12, 2025, 2:42 am • 0 0 • view
Short answer. Nope. If we are able to have a midterm election. That (hopefully) might change. Been feeling a bit pessimistic lately as people who have had multiple chances to nip this 💩 in the bud CHOSE not to do so because of their misconstrued sense of decorum / traditional politics / optics.
aug 12, 2025, 4:28 am • 0 0 • view
It wont
aug 12, 2025, 11:36 pm • 0 0 • view
aug 12, 2025, 2:01 am • 7 2 • view
They will bring a slingshot to a gunfight every time. Take the gloves off!!!!
aug 12, 2025, 2:06 am • 4 0 • view
Nothing fucking wakes them up.
aug 12, 2025, 2:17 am • 0 0 • view
Lol Lmao
aug 12, 2025, 2:11 am • 0 0 • view
But have you thought a second to consider about how the filibuster will save democracy!
aug 12, 2025, 2:19 am • 0 0 • view
Republicans have blocked even the mention of it. But somehow it's always the Democrats fault when Republicans shit all over something.
aug 12, 2025, 5:51 am • 0 0 • view
They have f***ed up in the last 50 years by trying to play nice and appear fair to appease the billionaires, corporations and the AIPAC!
aug 12, 2025, 7:21 pm • 0 0 • view
Democrats never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. They are bordering on controlled opposition.
aug 12, 2025, 2:05 am • 1 0 • view
We know they won't wake up, Dem Leadership is more than happy to allow Trump to continue what he's doing.
aug 12, 2025, 2:20 am • 0 0 • view
🖕
aug 12, 2025, 2:00 am • 0 0 • view
Agree; agree; agree ... 100%
aug 12, 2025, 3:52 am • 0 0 • view
Nothing is going to wake them up. They're in the pockets of the people funding our oppression.
aug 12, 2025, 2:07 am • 0 0 • view
lol nah
aug 12, 2025, 1:59 am • 0 0 • view
Puerto Rico too. If the R's are gonna ratfuck the elections, its time to stack the fucking deck.
aug 12, 2025, 2:55 am • 2 0 • view
So far nothing has waken them up ( except couple of good fighters)
aug 12, 2025, 6:35 am • 0 0 • view
🤞
aug 12, 2025, 2:47 am • 0 1 • view
Probably too late, since Rump holds all the cards. Should have been done in 2021 or 2022. Or even 2008-2010.
aug 12, 2025, 4:32 am • 1 0 • view
Maybe for fundraising emails. That's the most I expect from them on this.
aug 12, 2025, 1:59 am • 1 0 • view
New Democrat 2028 litmus tests: Palestine is a country DC is a state
aug 12, 2025, 3:49 am • 1 0 • view
Enjoy perpetual GQP rule, sport
aug 12, 2025, 10:12 am • 0 0 • view
197 Dem US Rep Cosponsors & 44 US Senators reflects #DCstatehood 2025 is a Dem priority, even in an off year. Do better Mehdi Hasan. #DCstatehoodNews
aug 15, 2025, 6:32 pm • 0 0 • view
They have failed to prioritize so many things. They attack their own more effectively than attack the other side or strategize to be effective in anything.
aug 12, 2025, 2:22 am • 14 0 • view
A little too late.
aug 12, 2025, 2:22 am • 0 0 • view
just one of a shit ton of things they've failed to prioritize
aug 12, 2025, 2:00 am • 5 0 • view
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (The Borowitz Report)—The mayor of Washington DC suggested on Monday that the best way for Donald J. Trump to empty the streets of the nation’s capital would be to throw himself another birthday parade.
aug 12, 2025, 1:58 am • 28 1 • view
Democrats did prioritize statehood for D.C. The Democratic duo of Manchin and Sinema scuttled the process. So not all Democrats failed on this. Gotta watch that broad brush.
aug 12, 2025, 2:04 am • 18 1 • view
There were many earlier opportunities when neither of them were in the Senate and the Dems had a decent majority. I don't even live there anymore, but I stay mad about this.
aug 12, 2025, 2:12 am • 9 0 • view
Like when? Do you remember the fight to get the ACA through? They LOST the House! You think a Constitutional change to make DC a state would have been easier than Obamacare?
aug 12, 2025, 3:29 am • 1 0 • view
It doesn't take a constitutional amendment. A majority vote would do it. They could have done it in 1993 and 2009, just for starters. Nobody even tried.
aug 12, 2025, 3:42 am • 4 0 • view
The Dems passed bills in 2020 and 2021 to make D.C. a state, but the Senate wouldn’t ratify it. So they did try. www.npr.org/2021/04/22/9...
aug 12, 2025, 10:26 pm • 0 0 • view
Not very hard. I do pay attention.
aug 13, 2025, 2:30 am • 0 0 • view
Passing bills in Congress is the extent of what can be done by a Congressional representative, right? I get people want to see a fight, but the reality is what we really *need* is for people to pass a bill.
aug 13, 2025, 3:58 pm • 0 0 • view
DC has been a convenient political football for both parties. The Democrats have had many opportunities since Home Rule passed and never made DC a state.
aug 14, 2025, 9:07 pm • 1 0 • view
Yep.
aug 14, 2025, 9:15 pm • 0 0 • view
Don’t blame you. I guess it’s hard to trump proof anything. I’m sure if D.C were a state, trump would federalize the national guard. Still, would be great to have 2 Dem senators from D.C.
aug 12, 2025, 2:23 am • 1 0 • view
Democrats had 60 votes under Obama and couldn't get one House seat let alone statehood. The old excuses don't work when we see what Republicans are able to do when they have power.
aug 12, 2025, 2:12 am • 3 0 • view
Yea, that’s true. So looking in the past we could blame FDR also. He had a senate Democrat majority also.
aug 12, 2025, 2:18 am • 0 0 • view
FDR didn't try. Obama tried to get 1 House seat in exchange for Utah getting a seat. Democrats still couldn't get that done. If you can't see the difference...
aug 12, 2025, 2:20 am • 1 0 • view
Yea, I see what you’re saying. I know FDR didn’t try.There was no trump back then. We can harp on the past or try to get back in the game. My main point with Mehdi was about bashing Dems with a broad brush. I mean it’s popular to do that these days. But not all Dems deserve being constantly bashed.
aug 12, 2025, 2:34 am • 0 0 • view
I think the basic argument is Republicans find a way, clear any obstacle to advance their agenda. Democrats don't and that's costly as DC learned today. The moral of the story is that Democrats need to act much more aggressively next time in power. DC is just one example.
aug 12, 2025, 2:56 am • 1 0 • view
Yea, it’s always been that way. Repubs fall in line in the end after all the theatrics are over. Repubs are bunch of white guys who will be a minority one day and they know it. Managing Dems is like herding cats. Dems are more diverse. But yea, Dems need to be more aggressive. Some are but not all.
aug 12, 2025, 3:10 am • 0 0 • view
I agree, also Puerto Rico. We should not have any places that are not represented.
aug 12, 2025, 2:17 am • 0 0 • view
Don’t go down this rabbit hole. Trump wants you to talk about anything but Epstein.
aug 12, 2025, 2:03 am • 1 0 • view
Mehdi trying out his comedic chops just incase the journalist thing falls through.
aug 12, 2025, 1:59 am • 0 0 • view
"Democrats" includes people like this. We need MORE Democrats to make the Dem right irrelevant. The rule. I don't make them.
aug 12, 2025, 4:48 pm • 0 0 • view
And Puerto Rico
aug 12, 2025, 2:02 am • 0 0 • view
Bernie bros are so lame
aug 12, 2025, 2:34 am • 0 0 • view
I don’t understand why they aren’t a state. I think Puerto Rico should be a state as well.
aug 12, 2025, 2:13 am • 0 0 • view
Roles reversed, republicans would have done it 45 years ago
aug 12, 2025, 5:09 am • 0 0 • view
Obviously, Democrats failed to prioritize most of the rights we take for granted or once took for granted. Is it too late for Americans to build the party we want and so desperately need representing us?
aug 12, 2025, 2:51 am • 0 0 • view
Eleanor Holmes Norton has fought for this for years!! And she can't get the votes needed without the Republicans.
aug 12, 2025, 2:07 am • 2 0 • view
I'm honestly more in favour of the abolishment of the USA. Let blue be blue without republicans forcing them red.
aug 12, 2025, 2:21 am • 0 0 • view
Yes!! They fcked their chance! Hopefully in future? Don’t know if l’ll live to see it …
aug 12, 2025, 2:02 am • 0 0 • view
This will finally wake them up?!!!
aug 12, 2025, 5:26 am • 0 0 • view
aug 12, 2025, 5:27 am • 0 0 • view
Doubt it.
aug 12, 2025, 2:17 am • 0 0 • view
Agreed, but did we ever have the majority and super majority to make it happen? I doubt any republican in the senate would have ever vote for it.
aug 12, 2025, 2:06 am • 0 0 • view
Too late? 😢
aug 12, 2025, 2:21 am • 0 0 • view