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   StillIRise1963 (stillirise1963@mastodon.world)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Aug-2025 05:39:52 JST StillIRise1963

   Now, everyone should understand why DC needs to be a state.

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     okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin (okanogen@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Aug-2025 09:12:33 JST okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin

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     @StillIRise1963
     Minnesota has 7 million people and 2 senators
     California has 40 million people and 2 senators
     North Dakota has less than 800,000 people and 2 senators
     Alaska has less than 800,000 people and 2 senators
     Wyoming has less than 600,000 people and 2 senators
     Vermont has less than 700,000 people and 2 senators
     Washington DC has over 700,000 people and 0 senators
     Make this shit make sense.

     Steve's Place repeated this.
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     TC Won't Give In To Lies (tcatinreality@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Aug-2025 09:12:33 JST TC Won't Give In To Lies

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     • okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin

     @Okanogen @StillIRise1963

     OK, I'll try.

     Since the founding of the nation, the structure of Congress has been driven primarily by accommodations to the wealthy oligarchs of the day.

     Originally enslavers, they got more seats in the House. As states were added, they were typically admitted in pairs to allow the oligarchs in the south to maintain their power.

     It was never convenient for the large black populace of DC to get even minimal representation in the Senate, so here we are.