Clinton calls for making DC the 51st state, blasts Trump for no position on issue of voting rights
Source: Washington Post
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton called for making the country's capital the country's 51st state on Wednesday, promising to be a "vocal champion" of DC statehood.
She blasted presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for failing to say whether DC residents should have the same voting rights as other Americans.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/clinton-calls-for-making-dc-the-51st-state-blasts-trump-for-no-position-on-issue-of-voting-rights/2016/05/11/daa63d16-1781-11e6-aa55-670cabef46e0_story.html?tid=sm_tw
Calling out the racist GOP and their leader---Donald Trump.
And as a DC native I support statehood 100%.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,520 posts)ronnykmarshall
(35,356 posts)msongs
(67,509 posts)silvershadow
(10,336 posts)Trotted out again, on cue...I can almost hear the theme music in the background...
Kingofalldems
(38,520 posts)especially Hillary Clinton, it's pandering.
Reads like you are not really for it from here.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)it is your time I just pointed out the obvious pandering. I can do it in other threads, when appropriate, if you think it would be better? Not sure you point in all this...
Kingofalldems
(38,520 posts)a Democratic agenda.
Speaking of points, I don't know what yours is either but have a hunch.
Mine was to post a news story about my home town and how the potential Democratic nominee favors statehood.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,520 posts)He WAS mentioned in the story.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)an epic primary. It is a complete distraction.
pmorlan1
(2,096 posts)during elections. After that it's not talked about. It's pandering.
beastie boy
(9,586 posts)silvershadow
(10,336 posts)decided to run for President! See the difference, everyone?
Kingofalldems
(38,520 posts)silvershadow
(10,336 posts)and I will do the same. Let's meet back up...say, a few hours from now? We can compare notes. I can't do it right now, because tracking her many actual investigations and scandals takes precedence...
Kingofalldems
(38,520 posts)beastie boy
(9,586 posts)The pandering started two months after he announced his run.
Might not be a good idea to call attention to this.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,520 posts)silvershadow
(10,336 posts)leftofcool
(19,460 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)<snip>
In addition to the aforementioned Senators there is one Senator, Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who cosponsored the House Bill (H.R. 51) back in 1993 and voted for it and another seven present-day Senators (Richard Durbin (D-IL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ron Wyden (D-OR), & Maria Cantwell (D-WA)) who at the time voted for the statehood bill on the House floor.
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TheCowsCameHome
(40,169 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,520 posts)ronnykmarshall
(35,356 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Always have to find a negative in everything she does.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)leftofcool
(19,460 posts)ronnykmarshall
(35,356 posts)We may have to fumigate.
LisaM
(27,864 posts)Bill Clinton liked them and had them put on the White House limousines. Bush had them taken off, of course. Obama eventually put them back on.
I don't know what Hillary's position was in 2000, but this seems like something both Clintons would agree on and I think it's fair to say that they were on board with the concept of DC getting more representation at least as early as 2000.
I'm pretty sure Bill got a laugh putting all those plates on knowing Bush would have to drive around in them at least at first!
onehandle
(51,122 posts)Is that because there are so many Democrats there?
elleng
(131,458 posts)BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)Statehood for DC isn't going to happen for a long time. We'll have single payer health care before that happens.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Bernie supports this position too, by the way.
BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)Bernie's promise is to fight night and day for his agenda. He isn't making any promises on free tuition and single payer healthcare. Yet the Hillary fanatics claim he is unrealistic, naïve, and a dreamer because he can't immediately keep his "promises".
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)She has so many.
Arkansas Granny
(31,545 posts)for an additional 8 years. How long does it take?
TwilightZone
(25,525 posts)tinrobot
(10,927 posts)silvershadow
(10,336 posts)Or even a DLC-heavy one, for that matter.
TwilightZone
(25,525 posts)Claiming otherwise is ludicrous.
elleng
(131,458 posts)houston16revival
(953 posts)No lollygagging permitted
Keep the war going
TheCowsCameHome
(40,169 posts)Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)Sanders can only talk about one thing at a time, but others are quite capable of handling more.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,169 posts)Of course scarfing up a few votes along the way isn't all bad, either.
She is the ultimate politician.
NYC Liberal
(20,140 posts)Here's the main portion of her op-ed:
One of the worst offenders is North Carolina, where Republican Gov. Pat McCrory signed a bill that does all this and more. It even includes a harsh new voter photo ID requirement. That only serves to create another unnecessary obstacle for low-income voters and communities of color to have their voices heard.
Make no mistake: These kinds of restrictions dont come about by accident. Theyre a blast from the Jim Crow past, and its just one of many other examples of a sustained effort to disenfranchise communities of color across the country.
I believe that we should be making it easier to vote not harder. And there are several steps we should take immediately to restore trust in our democracy.
First, I believe Congress must move quickly to pass legislation to restore the full protections of the Voting Rights Act that American voters need and deserve.
Second, we should implement the recommendations of the bipartisan presidential commission to improve voting. These are commonsense reforms agreed upon by lawyers from the Obama and Romney campaigns that include expanding early, absentee, and mail voting, and ensuring no one has to wait more than 30 minutes to cast their ballot.
Third, we should set a new national standard of at least 20 days of early in-person voting everywhere including on weekends and evenings. Early voting isnt just convenient; its also more secure, more reliable and more affordable than absentee voting.
And finally Im calling for universal, automatic voter registration. I believe the ability to vote should be our societys default setting. That means every citizen should be automatically registered to vote when they turn 18 unless they actively choose to opt out.
And here's the very end where she mentions DC:
Washington, D.C., is home to nearly 700,000 Americans more than the entire population of several states. Washingtonians serve in the military, serve on juries and pay taxes just like everyone else. And yet they dont even have a vote in Congress.
But, hey, voting and disenfranchisement shouldn't be a priority.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)I approve, wholeheartedly.
Attorney in Texas
(3,373 posts)in order to fund improved access to health care, but Hillary's promise to make a new state is totally realistic and not pandering.
Gotcha.
Kingofalldems
(38,520 posts)Thread is about voting rights for DC and Donald Trump's silence.
TwilightZone
(25,525 posts)are two completely different things.
This isn't difficult.
CanadaexPat
(496 posts)Standard Clinton.
ronnykmarshall
(35,356 posts)there would be a fucking parade thrown. Or maybe a photo shop of a concert in Russia claiming to be Bernie supporters taking to the streets.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)One_Life_To_Give
(6,036 posts)That is to have Capital Hill and the WhiteHouse still be in a Stateless Federal District. But establish a State for the residents?
Kingofalldems
(38,520 posts)Xithras
(16,191 posts)The proposal was to carve out a small portion for the federal district and give the rest to Maryland, coupled with an increase to the size of the House to compensate.
I've gone back and forth on DC as a state, personally. While I like the possibility of having two more liberals in the Senate, there's something slightly offensive about giving one relatively small east coast city the same number of Senators as the entire state of California. Why should DC get something that New York or Los Angeles have no right to, when those cities are inarguably FAR more important to the nations economy, culture and political scene?
Bradical79
(4,490 posts)Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)...."The New Columbia Admission Act."
EdwardBernays
(3,343 posts)She was supporting Puerto Rico to be the 51st state....?
Kingofalldems
(38,520 posts)Her sentiments are clear.