dc vote

dc statehood came up again on tv. i don't know if it'll ever happen.

but i think dc residents can get almost all the benefits of statehood.

as i understand it, dc sits on land originally in maryland. some of it came from virginia too, but congress gave that back.

the land's really in maryland, so why shouldn't dc residents vote for federal offices as md residents?

the city would have a vote in the house and get to vote for the state's 2 senators. it'd lose its electoral votes, but its presidential votes would count toward md's total.

maryland would likely gain a seat in the house and an electoral vote, so it's to their benefit too, tho some other state would lose, maybe mine.

on second thought, forget the whole thing.