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[HubDub04]

I have visited/lived in :

Wi,Il,Mn,Ohio,Ny,Mo,In,Sc,Nv,Az,Fl,Nj,Pa,Tn,Kentucky,Va,Washington DC.

I think there might be one more that I forgot, what about you?

[keith crime]

I have visited/lived in :

Wi,Il,Mn,Ohio,Ny,Mo,In,Sc,Nv,Az,Fl,Nj,Pa,Tn,Kentucky,Va,Washington DC.

I think there might be one more that I forgot, what about you?

if i were to flame you and I'm not I'd say

Washington DC isn't a state bonehead

[HubDub04]

Well it is our nation's capital, I think it's worth mentioning.

[speedz99]

Not counting just passing through on a trip?

ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY, PA, NJ, MD, OH, VA, NC, GA, FL, LA, MO, IL, NE, CO, UT, WA, OR, CA, NV, AZ, NM, TX

[speedz99]

Well it is our nation's capital, I think it's worth mentioning.

Not in a list of states you visited. But I see your point.

[El Guapo]

This brings up an interesting question, why is DC sometimes referred to as the 51st state, and other times not. I know they were trying to make it a state a few years back but not sure what happened with that. Does anyone know?

[strategy]

I've visited all 50 lock it up thx

[keith crime]

This brings up an interesting question, why is DC sometimes referred to as the 51st state, and other times not. I know they were trying to make it a state a few years back but not sure what happened with that. Does anyone know?

It's definitely not a state
The reason that people want to make it a state is that the people who live there don't have representation in congress - no senators or reps

The reason that it didn't become and state and probably won't is well ... the people who live there are predominantly black and like Kayne West said ...

It's a sad paradox - the all the city's monuments are white - the president lives in the white house

and the only people who live there permanently are poor blacks

[digitalmonkey]

This brings up an interesting question, why is DC sometimes referred to as the 51st state, and other times not. I know they were trying to make it a state a few years back but not sure what happened with that. Does anyone know?

Because it sounds better than Murder Capital.

[LadyGhey]

It's definitely not a state
The reason that people want to make it a state is that the people who live there don't have representation in congress - no senators or reps

The reason that it didn't become and state and probably won't is well ... the people who live there are predominantly black and like Kayne West said ...

It's a sad paradox - the all the city's monuments are white - the president lives in the white house

and the only people who live there permanently are poor blacks

No, you are wrong. Or you are partly right but not in the way you intended.

The reason DC (and Puerto Rico and perhaps a few other places debatably) don't have a voting representative in Congress is because they would vote Democrat, and there are enough Republicans in Congress that they will never get a 2/3rds vote to create another Democrat state.

Typically most black people tend to vote Democrat, but it is their political leanings, not their race which is the issue here.

[Painter567]

I visit 16 states every 3 months. JS.

[speedz99]

No, you are wrong. Or you are partly right but not in the way you intended.

The reason DC (and Puerto Rico and perhaps a few other places debatably) don't have a voting representative in Congress is because they would vote Democrat, and there are enough Republicans in Congress that they will never get a 2/3rds vote to create another Democrat state.

Typically most black people tend to vote Democrat, but it is their political leanings, not their race which is the issue here.

Also it's stipulated in the Consititution that D.C. should be a "federal district". That makes it even harder to turn it into a state than a territory like PR.

[HollywoodAFD]

All but the last 2.

QUICK! What are they? lol

[WKTSWAY]

All but the last 2.

QUICK! What are they? lol

Last 2 as in Hawaii and Alaska?

I've been to:
Hawaii
California
Nevada
Arizona
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Maryland
Virginia
Florida

Only 20, which isn't a lot for someone who wants to visit all 50...kind of hard when I go to Vegas half of all my vacations.

[HollywoodAFD]

Last 2 as in Hawaii and Alaska?

Bingo..and although I will be going to Hawaii this year...I dont see me ever going to Alaksa.

[DrawingDeadInDM]

Not counting just passing through on a trip?

ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI, NY, PA, NJ, MD, OH, VA, NC, GA, FL, LA, MO, IL, NE, CO, UT, WA, OR, CA, NV, AZ, NM, TX

You've been to Nebraska, Illinois and Missouri, but never Iowa?

[keith crime]

No, you are wrong. Or you are partly right but not in the way you intended.

The reason DC (and Puerto Rico and perhaps a few other places debatably) don't have a voting representative in Congress is because they would vote Democrat, and there are enough Republicans in Congress that they will never get a 2/3rds vote to create another Democrat state.

Typically most black people tend to vote Democrat, but it is their political leanings, not their race which is the issue here.

Heh don't be offended because I'm not trying to be a jerk but what you said proves that it is because of their race

You said Blacks vote mostly democrat so republicans don't want them voting - the republicans assume maybe correctly that most of their race have the same political leanings - thus it is their race

Although, if you want to say that blacks mostly vote democrat because they are percentage wise in a lower income class and lower income classes tend to vote democrat I'd buy that too

[Jadaki]

You've been to Nebraska, Illinois and Missouri, but never Iowa?

Don't you feel safer knowing Speedz never stopped by to say hi?

[speedz99]

You've been to Nebraska, Illinois and Missouri, but never Iowa?

I've driven through, but never stopped there. It's actually a much better looking state than I expected.

[LadyGhey]

Heh don't be offended because I'm not trying to be a jerk but what you said proves that it is because of their race

You said Blacks vote mostly democrat so republicans don't want them voting - the republicans assume maybe correctly that most of their race have the same political leanings - thus it is their race

Although, if you want to say that blacks mostly vote democrat because they are percentage wise in a lower income class and lower income classes tend to vote democrat I'd buy that too

I said you were partly right because of the fact that most black people vote Democrat, but if everyone in DC was white it wouldn't make any difference. It's not a race issue, it's a party issue.