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District of Columbia statehood urged by Norton
The Los Angeles Times argues that DC residents remain disenfranchised without full voting representation and self rule. It notes Congress has limited power, 700000 residents, and a House bill H.R. 51 for Washington Douglass Commonwealth would create a 51st state, though Senate opposition remains. It frames statehood as civil rights and criticizes retrocession to Maryland as insufficient.
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