Why Washington, D.C. Deserves To Be A State
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- For the past 30 years, D.C. Congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton has been fighting like hell to make D.C. a state-and now victory may be on the horizon! Sam sat down with Delegate Holmes to understand what D.C. statehood would mean for its residents, the country, and most importantly, the U.S. flag.
This piece was produced by Mike Rubens with Annie Kopp and edited by Jesse Coane.
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2020 Census Population count:
D.C. 689,545 residents
Vermont 643,077 residents
Wyoming 576,851 residents
Total 2019 federal taxes paid by state, starting at rank #30:
District of Columbia 27,529,823
Alabama 26,511,031
Kansas 26,337,911
Nebraska 25,551,082
Iowa 24,914,602
Utah 24,335,082
Nevada 23,769,524
Delaware 20,073,979
Rhode Island 14,325,645
International 12,611,648
New Hampshire 12,208,656
Idaho 11,343,181
Mississippi 11,273,202
New Mexico 9,270,398
Hawaii 9,246,293
Maine 8,130,883
South Dakota 8,029,363
West Virginia 7,039,939
North Dakota 6,639,943
Montana 6,356,727
Alaska 5,395,473
Wyoming 4,743,997
Vermont 4,505,097
IRRELEVANT! Read the US Constitution before you vote is away and Roberts let you.
@@davidoldham1946 Mmmmmm...
Step 1). Pact the Court.
Step 2). D.C Statehood.
@@davidoldham1946 They aren't changing the constitution.
@@hobbso8508 rightwingers are just scared about dc becoming a state. Otherwise they don't care
"it's like she is auditing Congress." I love that line.
"Awwwww... She's watched our show before!" I was dying!!
I’m still trying to figure out why Guam and Puerto Rico are being left out of the conversation. If you’re going to add D.C. you might as well add the islands. The people there have earned their representation in our government as well. They serve in our military but don’t get a vote?
I’m,ways say this as well...the USA doesn’t care about them because they’re brown...if Guam and Puerto Rico were white they’ve would’ve been states 100 years ago
In the case of Puerto Rico, at least, I think there has been some offhand mention of it as a side note in some places, so I wouldn't say they're being left out of the discussion completely; they're just being treated as outside the scope of this particular bill. I think it's probably about doing things one step at a time if they're going to get through the legislative process at all rather than overcomplicating things. The legal status and issues surrounding representation for U.S. territories like Puerto Rico and Guam are different from D.C.'s situation, and bundling them all together seems more likely to decrease rather than increase support for the bill.
I absolutely DO believe that territories like Puerto Rico and Guam SHOULD get congressional representation, as well, and D.C. statehood might establish a precedent to make it easier for them to gain statehood in the future, but the democrats are probably thinking, "He who chases two birds catches neither."
Baby steps. DC getting statehood leaves less excuse to exclude them.
I don't think they're being left out of the conversation so much as this is an interview with the DC representative, about specifically the culmination of her life's work, her bill being passed.
Puerto Rico statehood speculation *has* been in the news recently, so that conversation *is* (still) happening.
As for the rest of the territories, I confess to ignorance as to their Statehood aspirations, which I am about to go remedy. Cheers!
I'm not sure but I think Puerto Rico's people have voted against statehood in the past. Guam should be considered because of the importance of location.
I actually spent some time designing how the flag could look with 51 or 52 stars.... and I'm not even from the States.
Alternating rows of 8 and 9 works out very nicely to 51.
@Helen Pauls There's a well established code for how flags look, and having a balance of images is part of that.
@@laurahubbard6906 Yes, that was basically it, works out nicely. The idea interested me because I thought it would be tricky, but turns out to be much easier than I'd thought. Looked pretty cool.
@@snowstrobe I love your enthusiasm and attention to detail
Add Puerto Rico too.
She kept it clean. They should totally show this clip in History/Social Studies classes!
"Congress is basically Britney spears' Dad.
FREE BRITNEY AND DC BUDGET"
😂😂
Puerto Rico? Heyyyy. Psst.
Yeah if it were my decision DC would become part of Maryland and Puerto Rico would be a state.
Baby steps.
52??? Both deserve it, honestly....
@Digby Dooright I'll be deep in the cold dead ground before I recognize Missourah as a state!
@@andrewthezeppo At last some sense on an otherwise vacuous vlog. Yours is the only legal thing that can happen unless the Supremes boot it....
As long as a CERTAIN TWO Democratic senators decide to get rid of the filibuster, this will be passed tomorrow.
Yes, two monstrosities called Kirsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Viriginia. Shame on them.
DC statehood is unconstitinal Period It would take an amandment, DC cant just ignore the constistution.
EHN is a true American patriot and hero!
whoa this lady is a legend! I feel so bad I never knew her name until now!
EHN's been a fixture in DC politics for most of my life. She's seriously beloved by Washingtonians.
@@jospinner1183 Radicals flock together.
@@davidoldham1946 Norton's never been accused of being a radical, as far as I can tell. Her stances are pretty standard for the Democratic party. She's quite old-school in her approach to governance and legislation.
@@jospinner1183 Arguing for dc statehood which is obviously unconstitutional is treason.
She is a legend here in the DMV.
Are we basing statehood on the amount of car dealerships? My town would be like 7 different states....
#DCStatehoodNow
Unconstitutional
@@jmjfanss you are clearly unfamiliar with the constitution...
The Constitution grants general state-creation powers to Congress in Article IV, Section 3, under the Admissions Clause, which reads: “New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.”
Samantha Bee 🐝 is ‘buzzing’ above 1 million subscribers. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Wow. This lady is a legend. They should put her on the bill.
This lady is racist and sexist so she’ll fit right in with the people in DC
Aw @@Paul-vk6ed does she say nastily real things?
@@Paul-vk6ed looks like someone has never lived in DC ;)
@@jasonbrownjourno no she doesnt "Paul" seems low key fake to me, he may just be anti-statehood and is trying to garner support against it by making her "cancelable"
I was born in 1991... Thanks for reminding me that I'm turning 30 this year 😒
🤣🤣🤣 Some how this made me laugh ( I can't speak English)
We could always swap out a current state to let D.C. in. I vote North Dakota.
Nah, Florida or Wyoming would be better, in my view, but that's just me.
Just unite the dakotas. Itl still be one of the least populous states
*Kentucky*
Texas or Florida! Or both. Just take them. Please. Please.
Florida. We'll lose it to rising sea levels with global warming anyway.
If you don't like the number 51, then maybe Puerto Rico should become a state as well. And Texas can actually divide itself into 5 states without the approval of congress. So that would be a nice 56 states.
We're trying to get rid of Texas. They want to secede and there will be no love loss from the other 49.
I think there’s a part of California that is dominated by Republican voters, that would like to leave the rest of the State.
But then how would Texans be able to constantly brag about being the biggest state as long as you don't count the bigger state? 😢
Rhode Island: Ha! I won’t be made fun of as the smallest state anymore!
Where are the dockyards in Wyoming?
Colter Bay Marina, on Jackson Lake. Perhaps "marina" is a bit of a misnomer when it is on a freshwater shore.
I think it is worth mentioning the whole "2 new senators" argument. These senators would probably be Democrats. I think this is a huge, if unspoken, argument the Rs are making.
Of course it is. Recall the ACTUAL argument the lawyer from Arizona was making in defense of their "Our legislature can override any election we disagree with" bill they passed after the 2020 election when he said unless the law were retained "Politics being a zero-sum game, Republicans would not be able to win the state." To be honest, all the more grounds to pass the bill for DC statehood.
That's precisely why there is Republican opposition to it, and it is the reason they won't say it aloud. There has been a precedent for states to be added in pairs since Maine and Missouri in the mid-1800's, as a compromise to get around this issue. The states have often been added in pairs of opposite political views to avoid creating an imbalance of Senate power. Obviously, majority political views of states change over time, as is evident that Maine has mixed political views between its two senators, but at least it is balanced at the time of statehood when following this precedent.
Not unspoken. They've stated it loudly.
First majority Black state, right? Let’s gooooo!
This is the work of her life!!! I’m glad it’s about to become real !!
DC should be a state because I want a flag with a circle of stars
What a legend. Nothing but total respect! 🌹 🌈 And wuldn't it be poetuc justice if her lifelong dream was passed by eliminating the filibuster?
Statehood for Puerto Rico!! 🇵🇷
Yeaaaahh!!!!
But DC first. Then YEEEAAAAAAH!!!!
MAN just make it a state already! I mean my god
More people left California and NY to move to Texas than who live in DC , will Texas get proportionally more seats?
@@Paul-vk6ed Census stuff greater than DC statehood reason. Republican state get more seats?
This is the distilled summary of your core 'arguments.' They don't make any sense together except as a political koan.
@@Paul-vk6ed Thats totally irrelevant. Thats a dum excuse to deny people representation. Republicans should campain for DC seats, insted of saying "well they don't share our party ideals, so f#@*! them."
@@Paul-vk6ed Texas picked up two house seats with the last census, and California and NY lost one house seat each.
Every state gets two senators.
@@Paul-vk6ed only house seats are proportional to population size
Ferriers is the word you're looking for. They're the horseshoe people.
Yeah!! and farmers in DC? They used to be there- when the capital was laid out and being built. I bet there’s one or two blacksmiths floating around still too.
I was about to say I think it's actually farriers, but I looked it up first and apparently ferrier is an acceptable variant of farrier!
Farriers
3:09 Is southern New Jersey really that bad?! 😂
3:41 That was frickin' hilarious!😂😂😂
Love ❤️ you !!!and what about puerto rico??? they need to be no 52
I agree Puerto Rico should have statehood, that being said the popularity for statehood in DC is far superior with over 90% of the citizens of DC voting for statehood
We should also look at the wishes of other U.S. territories for statehood and/or representation (think Guam, Marshall Islands, Puerto Rico, etc.).
Thanks Sam!
I mean 51 is a slightly less satisfying round number but like...who cares?
What? It passed? I didn't know. My news obsession is finally waning. I actually go days without political news after 4yrs of *every GD waking moment* spent with news on.
It's up to muh satirists to keep me comfortably informed.
It passed the House. It won't pass the Senate. Senator Manchin likes the power he has now, with the 50-50-1 tie in the Senate. If Manchin voted to grant D.C. statehood, which would be good for the citizens of D.C. as well as the citizens of West Virginia (who elected Manchin), it would mean less power for Manchin. Joe Manchin is going to do what's best for Joe Manchin.
@@stevechance150 Gettin' sick of Manchin... "Trying to save the party from itself" I heard. Save it, Sac-chin. No one elected you party daddy.
@@bottleaire2082 It's a better situation than having the Senate in the control of Mitch McConnell. Republicans have some serious problems. They have no platform other than anti-abortion. They don't appeal to low income people. They have nothing to offer young people other than "We want rich people to contribute less and keep more because, trust us, letting rich people contribute less is going to be good for you". Their philosophy is "Every man for himself" but they don't describe it like that. They prefer to call it "Liberty"!
@@bottleaire2082 If Manchin somehow goes along with the rest of the Democrats in the Senate (not likely) there is still the problem of Kirsten Sinema (the hypocrite from Arizona)
Taxation without representation
Is a reason for DC to become a city in Maryland. It's not an excuse for another very low population state.
@@davidt3956 I don't see how the population ,which meets the requirements, is particularly relevant. It's not likely we're talking like 10,000 people or something...
@@jacobkobald1753 There's no population requirement. However, the inability to admit that half of the Senate being controlled by less than 20% of the population is a problem is your problem. We shouldn't be making it worse.
There's no problem with them being a city in Maryland. that solves the problem you first pointed out, they'll have taxation and representation.
I had to check. Sam was not a tiny baby in 1991. I love her to death and I'm pretty sure she's older than me. NBD just Sam doesn't have to lie about her age. She's a lovely woman.
I suspect that was a tongue in cheek comment. :D
She was just joking.
Sam was born on October 25th, 1969.
She is 51.
@Ray Ceeya "I had to check. Sam was not a tiny baby in 1991."
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You must be kidding. 1991 was just 30 years ago. If you actually had to check whether Sam Bee is 30...
@@o.b.7217
She looks good for her age. I hope I'm that spunky when I'm in my 50s.
THANK YOU!👍😊
I wish the cut shots in this clip showed actual DC neighborhoods rather than stock video of the National Mall. All most folks see of DC is the Mall. Show where folks live in the District.
I hope so! 🇺🇲🌈
I only just noticed that Samantha kinda has that 90's valley girl inflection and yet I don't want to punch her in the face. Impressive!
Puerto Rico too!
Let us pray 🙏
Suddenly a radical progressive ideologue believes in prayer....who you praying to your lord and master Satan?
@@davidoldham1946 ain't that your lord n Master !
The 51 star flag has already been designed; it is by the same man who designed the 50 star flag.
I hope it happens! 😊😊
you KNOw republicans would refuse to fly the new flag.
Awww I missed hearing from you I love videos ❤️❤️❤️
Geez, Sam looks so good on zoom
Wowww. You got your statehood DC! About time! 🎊
Oh wait.. it still has to pass the Senate? Ug
I really hope DC and Puerto Rico become States ASAP!
I'm all for Puerto Rico but DC? Do you know why it's the capital?
Thumbs up hopes for a Senate win.
Puerto Rico (3,285,874 2020
)
D.C (689,545)
No taxation without representation, what about Puerto Rico?
Awesome!
Because it would break The 10 mile Square making taxation legal to American citizens
Make. DC a State. Puerto Rico too. And we need to have a convo about Guam.
Get rid of the Filibuster. There is no reason for rural economic backwaters to have so much influence over national policy. Puerto Rico has 3.2 million US citizens. DC has 693k people. Meanwhile ND has 762k, SD has 884k, WY has 578k, Mt has 1.1mil, AK has 731k. These states have an incredible amount of power per voter than places like California, NY. This minority rule nonsense must end.
If we cannot for some reason have more than 50 states, I say we kick out Florida! And not having a car dealership id a dumb reason for DC to not become a state. You can buy a car online now, especially if you want a Tesla!
Lol!! Ohhhh... she's watched our show Befor... Haha! Lol!! Your de BeSt Samantha Bee!! Love uR work Mate!! You definately have the gift of the gab..hehe!! Oh and congrats to dat representative that finally got her state?!? Sorry.. jst a clueless Aussie that loves Samantha Bee & her Show!! But yehh.. I vote Samantha Bee for President!! 100%!!
I would love to see all of the workers in D.C. not show up for work on the same day. I would support the police, fire and medical folks to keep working, because their work is intrinsic to the safety of the populace. But everyone else should just not go to work. Take a day at the park. Then when the wheels came off because the " important people" wouldn't get their lattes. Or their office cleaned. Or their dinner on the town. Or their drink a the bar. Or their cheap meal in their cafeteria. you get the picture.
I had no idea this show was still going i thought it was canceled
I calculated Norton is a 4th gen Washingtonian. Right? Not a 3rd gen.
I’ve just replaced my old 51 star flag. It’s not a real flag yet so I can just toss it.
For the flag they could have the original flag but have a picture of the white house or the congress building on it
Such a shame. “Eleanor holmes Norton’s whole life is in vain.
Well.. Texas doesn't seem to want to be one.. so.. maybe we switch up?
Not a good trade. Texas provides energy, food, and resources to the country. D.C provides nothing but misery. Just a bunch of overpaid pit vipers writing regulations to make people's lives miserable.
Considering they'll get 2 senators, I'm all for it.
I think it's more important that Puerto Rico became a state. I think a fair argument could be made that the residential areas of DC should simply be absorbed into Virginia or Maryland.
Those will most likely become red states, we can't have that
Oh nice precedent to set, now any medium size city can be its own state.
Taxation without representation, sound familiar?
I don’t She has no idea who Brittney Spears is, Sam... but she does know Sam is NOT the right person to talk to anyone I’m Congress.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the US Constitution calls for a Federal District to be the Capital so that the Capital would NOT be in any one state (Federalist 43). DC Statehood will require a Constitutional Amendment
But it isn't IN any one state. It IS a state. That's a difference. Hawaii isn't in Texas - it's Hawaii.
@@frizzlethecat2084 but the Capital would then be in the new state, which is against the Constitution. The alternative could be for everything except a small Federal District to revert to Maryland, as Alexandria, Va did earlier.
A quasi state DC.In federal countries the capital is generally a territory of the national government for example Washington DC and Canberra but for some reason Ottawa isn't.
Apparently she didn't go to school. There is a specific reason that D.C. isn't a state. It isn't supposed to be. The capitol of the nation is not supposed to be from any state.
If our electoral system accurately represented the will of the people republicans would never win. DC statehood is a step closer to proper representation. Abolishing the electoral college is a step closer. Banning the filibuster will help a lot too.
Wrong
New Flag! Betsy Ross us proud!
Our QUEEN.
The founders wanted this ground of government neutral. Check your history of why.
Either make Puerto Rico & DC a state or don't collect taxes...No taxation without representation!!!
Ok, DC for Statehood. Now free Hawaii and Puerto Rico and all the others.
@C S Yes it is, unfortunately. Time to give back to the Hawaiians.
There should be two more States:
Puerto Rico
and then one collective state for all the other shrapnel island stuff. Guam, American Samoa, etc.
That would leave the total number at 53. A prime number.
One nation, indivisible.
The founders never should have made DC as big as it did. They should have made it large enough to hold the government buildings and no larger. Or they should have denied private ownership and building permits for residential housing.
Thank you
Should we just give back the land to Maryland instead od making it a state?
If they voted Republican, she wouldn't be pushing statehood. Hypocrites.
Why don't they just make it part of Maryland? Or at least divide the residential parts between Maryland and Virginia so that only the government buildings themselves aren't part of either state. I would rather Puerto Rico being much larger in land and population get statehood first. It's not like people there can commute from anywhere like people working in DC do.
@@rockyjforay They could, but they won't. A new amendment could overuse the 23rd and if I were the only one deciding that's what would happen.
Neither residents of DC nor Maryland want that to happen. In fact Maryland supports DC statehood with 51% approval in a poll taken in 2019.
Why do you mock Central Jersey
straight forward question and a very good avoidance to answer it. @4:38 Do yout think the senate dems have what it takes to get rid of the filibuster!! They cant get rid of it.. the establishment wont allow it.. we need more progressives in the senate!!
What about 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico ?
Sure they do
Native Washingtonian, now living in the Maryland 'burbs to guarantee that I'm represented in Congress. Also, when DC was established, no one thought anyone would actually live here as true residents; they thought folks in the Federal Government would come here to conduct national business and would then be able to vote in their home States.
Texan gained a senate seat and NY lost a seat because the blurst census
as a flagg i abide this message
Washington DC should be joined with Maryland so that the people get their vote back.
Nobody voted for that.
@@hobbso8508 Yes, because congress is dysfunctional.
@@aratosm So give them statehood and home rule. That would stop the current congressional overreach.
@@hobbso8508 They should not have statehood. You don't make a few city block into it's own state. If that was the case, any large city, many are larger than DC should become a state.
@@aratosm I didn't know states had a minimum size. Especially as they have more people and a higher GDP than at least 2 other states. Who cares how large the state is? They voted for statehood so give it to them. As for other cities doing the same, sure, if they vote to secede from their respective states. The difference is in current law the states have to agree to it. As DC is not part of a current state that's not an issue.
I’m all for DC to be a state will vote put my mane again to a pation
If you approve of Puerto Rico becoming a state at the same time the. There will be 52 states. That should enable an acceptable pattern on Old Glory.
D.C. can become a state by being ceded back into Maryland. This is what happened to the Virginia part of D.C.
There is more precedence to that than to make it another state (as if we need D.C. corruption to achieve statehood 🙄)
All of you people who pratted on about norms and precedence over the past 4 years will conveniently ignore this.
Yes!!! #FreeBritney 💗😁👍
Guam is next
How are about New York City become a independent state? Make it more !
I lived in SE D.C. and as I recall, we didn't pay tax on various goods like food and clothing. I was young but is this not true?
So join Maryland and have voting power that way.
Nobody voted for that.
I am firmly in the Pro-Statehood camp, but making DC as state does - in my view - open up the question of whether other cities/urban regions should also become states. Like a lot of political questions it can be fine for it to just sit on the table for a long time, but I do think making DC a state does acknowledge it being there. (Personally we should elect Senators on a national ballot, with the top 33/34 vote-getters getting the job. But making a bunch of urban regions states in their own right would be a useful step to redressing the inequities of senatorial representation.)
Actually, it's been discussed in most heavy population cities, but none of those proposals has ever been popular with the populations of those cities in question.
no, it doesn't open up that question. All of the cities besides DC HAVE REPRESENTATION in both the House AND the Senate. We in the District have neither. We pay federal income taxes (more than 29 other states and Puerto Rico), we fight in wars in the Armed Services.
And your notion of how to pick Senators is completely inconsistent with the role of the Senate- it is the body where the STATES are represented- not the People, that is the House of Representatives. The Senate exists as it does because the US is not, and has never been intended to be, a representative democracy. It is a democratic Republic, as a Federation of States. It is essentially designed to be ruled by a rural minority, and it is.
@@bobf5360 And I would like to change that 'ruled by a rural minority' feature in the system. I do not expect to be listened to, so feel free to ignore me if you find my comments annoying.