D.C. statehood would enfranchise more than 700k residents, a plurality of whom are Black, giving equal representation to these residents and overturning hundreds of years of voter suppression and racism.
This bill would also rectify the unique oppression that D.C. residents face as a result of their territory status. Most recently, the right-wing, white supremacist coup at the Capitol Building left the mayor of D.C. unable to respond to the violence in her city. The federal government (meaning Trump at the time) controls D.C. National Guard, which Trump took full advantage of by declining support for hours. Contrast this with Trump’s militarized, violent response to D.C.’s peaceful Black Lives Matter protests over the summer, and you see how a lack of statehood can be weaponized against the residents of D.C.
Without a functional democracy in which everyone is included and represented, we can’t achieve any of our other progressive goals. All the issues we care about deeply: health care, immigration, ending wars, racial justice, climate change—fixing these things requires a democracy that is responsive to the people, not the powerful and wealthy.
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Hello, I’m a constituent from [part of state] and I’m very concerned about your position on D.C. statehood.
Making D.C. the 51st state is critical to reforming our democracy so that it works for the people, not the powerful and wealthy. D.C. statehood would enfranchise more than 700k residents, a plurality of whom are Black, giving equal representation to these residents and overturning hundreds of years of voter suppression and racism.
Will [Representative] support H.R. 51 and ensure D.C. will become the 51st state in the union? I will be closely watching for [Representative]’s actions on this and following up.
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