r/PoliticalHumor • u/Howcanimakemore • 8d ago

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u/Choice-of-SteinsGate 8d ago

The founders didn't have a fucking crystal ball...

So they also didn't foresee that DC would become a massive district populated by 700,000 residents who would have NO voting representation.

Those residents also pay federal taxes and are subject to federal law.

"No taxation without representation" is literally the rallying cry of the American revolution.

The founders did include this in Article IV of the CONSTITUTION too:

"New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union."

Seems pretty straightforward to me.

And yeah, arguing about "original intent" goes both ways. So, unless you want to go around in circles about interpretations of that intent and what laws are and aren't applicable today because they weren't explicitly laid out 250 years ago, id cut your losses.

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u/fuckyourstuff 8d ago

"No taxation without representation" is literally the rallying cry of the American revolution.

It's also literally on the license plate for the district.

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u/WhatWouldKantDo I ☑oted 2020 8d ago

For reference, the only US state that had a higher population during the first census was Virginia with ~750k. The next biggest was Pennsylvania with under 500k