Days after Vice President Kamala Harris’ fourth campaign visit to Wisconsin, she told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” that she supports ending the filibuster to restore Roe v. Wade to protect abortion rights nationally.
That would give Dems the required supermajority not only in Senate and House, but also among States. So we can pass constitutional amendments to secure abortion, fix the Supreme Court, fix or abolish the Electoral College, and other things.
Afterwards, pass an amendment turning the 127 DC states into a single state, leaving aside the Capitol Area (the White House, Congress, etc would technically not be part of the new state but remain federal territory). In the same amendment, lock down the filibuster so if the GOP ever retakes power after this, they won’t be able to use the same trick to undo these changes.
Not sure about two but Washington D.C. should have statehood.
Puerto Rico?
We can recombine the Dakotas while we’re at it, what a waste of money and time to have two.
Puerto Rico swings back and forth on wanting statehood. Guam?
Both north DC and south DC ;)
I would split east and west Texas first. Use the Trinity river as a natural divider.
The danger is once the filibuster is dropped, the GOP might go ahead and drop it again to undo the changes the next time they take power.
I’d say drop the filibuster first and go with the 127 DC states plan - https://www.vox.com/2020/1/14/21063591/modest-proposal-to-save-american-democracy-pack-the-union-harvard-law-review
That would give Dems the required supermajority not only in Senate and House, but also among States. So we can pass constitutional amendments to secure abortion, fix the Supreme Court, fix or abolish the Electoral College, and other things.
Afterwards, pass an amendment turning the 127 DC states into a single state, leaving aside the Capitol Area (the White House, Congress, etc would technically not be part of the new state but remain federal territory). In the same amendment, lock down the filibuster so if the GOP ever retakes power after this, they won’t be able to use the same trick to undo these changes.