Statehood or not to statehood

[Novus America]

States do not have option. The American Civil War proves that.

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Well Congress can allow states to leave, join, or change their borders. It is up to Congress as to what they will allow. Congress cannot change state borders without permission of the states in question, but can if the state wants.

[New Catalonia]

Well the constitution has a pattern of disenfranchising voters, so I shouldn't really be surprised.

Does not change the fact giving it statehood requires and Ammendment or losing capital status. Plus there are easier ways to resolve the voting issue.

Maybe it should do the Vatican option and have a very small area just as the federal capital and then the residential areas can be absorbed back into Maryland.

[Novus America]

Does not change the fact giving it statehood requires and Ammendment or losing capital status. Plus there are easier ways to resolve the voting issue.

Maybe it should do the Vatican option and have a very small area just as the federal capital and then the residential areas can be absorbed back into Maryland.

While that could be done, neither the people of Maryland or DC want it. Better to just give D.C. its proposed constitution as its home rule charter, then give D.C. Residents voting in Maryland congressional elections. Only requires a passing a simple law, and gives DC residents most of what they want. Not all of it, but most of it.

[USFederation]

Explain? They have their own government which runs like a state. They DO pay taxes, just not the income tax. They have their own national guard.
They have a representative in Congress but can not vote.

They don't have senators. They can't vote in US elections. Their state government doesn't have the full powers that states are granted by the Constitution, as far as I understand it.

They have a representative in Congress but can not vote.

That's being treated differently.

That is the exceptions though. Everyone is entitle to their opinion about it.

[USFederation]

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Well Congress can allow states to leave, join, or change their borders. It is up to Congress as to what they will allow. Congress cannot change state borders without permission of the states in question, but can if the state wants.

Where does it say that?

[Gig em Aggies]

Well Congress can allow states to leave, join, or change their borders. It is up to Congress as to what they will allow. Congress cannot change state borders without permission of the states in question, but can if the state wants.

Where does it say that?

It's in the constitution from my view only congress with consent from the state(s) can allow one to leave the union w/ two-thirds approval from all other states or allow the state(s) to change its borders with congressional approval.

[USFederation]

Where does it say that?

It's in the constitution from my view only congress with consent from the state(s) can allow one to leave the union w/ two-thirds approval from all other states or allow the state(s) to change its borders with congressional approval.

From my view, seccession cannot happen. It must be debatable.

[Gig em Aggies]

It's in the constitution from my view only congress with consent from the state(s) can allow one to leave the union w/ two-thirds approval from all other states or allow the state(s) to change its borders with congressional approval.

From my view, seccession cannot happen. It must be debatable.

You didn't listen separation from the us can only happen if
1.) 2/3rds of the or the majority of other states Approve it
2.) it passes congress with unanimous approval
3.) the president signs off on it
4.) the citizens of the seceding state(s) overwhelming support it