Geography Is Everything

What If Washington D.C. Was A Full State?


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Over 700,000 people live within the city of Washington D.C. and none of those people have representation in either the U.S. House of Representatives or U.S. Senate. Because of this, there hvae been renewed calls for Washington D.C. to be granted statehood. But while it seems like an ovious choice for a country that famously got its start by claiming "No Taxation Without Representation," there's currently no forseeable path towards statehood for the capital of the United States. But what if Washingont D.C. was a state?

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