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Topic	Politics Containment Topic 308: The Board Eight Autonomous Topic
xp1337 06/26/20 7:56:29 PM #194:	LordoftheMorons posted... The territories are the ones with a better argument for not being states imo, since in a practical sense they are relatively autonomous and culturally separated from the US; them choosing independence might make more sense. The citizens of DC are in no important way different from citizens of any of the 50 states, and there's no excuse for them not having a voice in Congress and yet to be uniquely subject to Congress's whims (e.g. Congress has blocked gun control in DC, which they would not be able to do for any state). Additionally, unlike the other territories, DC is the only jurisdiction that is still subject to full federal taxes IIRC. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? <cite>xp1337 posted [p:941311112] in Politics C... [t:78800375]...</cite> <quote>LordoftheMorons posted... </cite> <quote>The territories are the ones with a better argument for not being states imo, since in a practical sense they are relatively autonomous and culturally separated from the US; them choosing independence might make more sense. The citizens of DC are in no important way different from citizens of any of the 50 states, and there's no excuse for them not having a voice in Congress and yet to be uniquely subject to Congress's whims (e.g. Congress has blocked gun control in DC, which they would not be able to do for any state).</quote>Additionally, unlike the other territories, DC is the only jurisdiction that is still subject to full federal taxes IIRC. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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