Joe Manchin thinks #DCstatehood requires a constitutional amendment. It doesn& #39;t.

Reupping *again* why DC statehood can pass Congress by simple majority

1/5 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/manchin-dc-statehood-amendment/2021/04/30/39fab2ae-a9dd-11eb-8d25-7b30e74923ea_story.html?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social">https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-...

The Constitution& #39;s Enclave Clause gives Congress exclusive control of the federal District

The current bill shrinks that District to roughly the National Mall. Since the smaller District remains under congressional control, there& #39;s no need for an amendment

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SCOTUS has affirmed Congress& #39; power to cede/retrocede portions of the District to a state after 1846. The new bill cedes the remaining territory to a new state, Washington, Douglass Commonwealth

Again, no need for an amendment

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The 23rd Amendment grants the new smaller District 3 Electoral College votes. Congress could under Sec. 2 refuse to count these, or could repeal it

But this isn& #39;t a problem for the pending statehood bill - again we don& #39;t need an amendment for statehood

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Finally, I& #39;d like to point out how stupid it is that Joe Manchin& #39;s halfbaked ideas are keeping me from having voting rights

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