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How can an elected official from another state know what's best for DC residents? They can't. With #DCStatehood, DC residents will be the arbiter of their own laws and can stop worrying about pesky intrusions from outside representatives? #DCStatehood
It's time that DC has the representation that they deserve. It is long over due to pass statehood for D.C. #DCStatehood
1.6 was horrific for the people of DC & America—and our Mayor couldn't activate the National Guard because DC isn't a "state". #DCStatehood is about more than resident rights, it’s about resident safety. #DCStatehood
#DCStatehood is the most urgent civil and voting rights effort of our lifetimes. On D.C. Emancipation Day, the anniversary of over 3,000 enslaved people being freed in D.C., let’s commit to ending emancipation without representation. #DCStatehood
In 1874, racist southern members of Congress insisted that after “the negroes came into this district,” Congress was right to “deny the right of suffrage entirely to every human being”. #DCStatehood
We’ve come a long way since #DCEmancipationDay But not far enough. Without #DCStatehood, D.C. residents are left vulnerable to politicians who advance their own agendas over the will of our community. Call NOW to prioritize statehood: (202) 224-3121 #DCStatehood
Congress has the express constitutional power to add new states to our nation with simple legislation, a power it has used repeatedly. Voters in DC need full voting rights, political representation, and control over local affairs. #DCStatehood
36 Senators have co-sponsored S.51, The bill to make D.C a state. This bill has the support of Pres. Biden and 86% of voters in D.C. DC residents pay more in federal income tax than 22 other states but have no representation. #DCStatehood
Washington D.C. continues to be the “one spot where there is no government for the people, of the people, and by the people." Frederick Douglass No other democratic nation disenfranchises the residents of its capital city. #DCStatehood
When D.C. becomes a state, it will be the only Black-plurality state in America. On #DCEmancipationDay the anniversary of 3,000 enslaved people being freed in the District, let’s honor the Black and Brown residents of D.C. with statehood. #DCStatehood
Currently, more than 700,000 residents are living in DC without ANY votes in either chamber of Congress❌ This level of voter suppression is completely unacceptable, yet because DC is labeled a "District" it's become expected. #DCStatehood
#DCStatehood is the most urgent civil and voting rights effort of our lifetimes. On D.C. Emancipation Day, the anniversary of over 3,000 enslaved people being freed in D.C., let’s commit to ending emancipation without representation. #DCStatehood
D.C. residents, most of whom are Black and Brown, do not have a vote in Congress, do not have Senators in the upper chamber, and do not have final say over their own laws. #DCStatehood
The 29,700 Veterans who call DC home have defended democracy around the world, have put their lives on the line for democracy, but do not have democracy at home. In 2016, 86% of DC voters supported the DC Statehood referendum!! #DCStatehood
Statehood for D.C. is a matter of racial equity. 45% of residents are Black, but they do not have equal representation in Congress. Overwhelmingly white Vermont and Wyoming have 2 senators each, with less total population than D.C. #DCStatehood
The passage of #HR1 was a huge step forward in expanding and protecting voting rights? The next step is granting #DCStatehood to fully enfranchise the 717,000 people living in the District. Let's get some voting rights NOW? #DCStatehood
The majority of DC residents are Black or Brown. And they get no votes in Congress. Something seem wrong? That's because it is. If Congress is fully committed to racial justice, #DCStatehood must be a priority and it must happen soon⏰ #DCStatehood
The only people who should have power over DC are the representatives fairly elected by the residents of DC. Elected officials from other states should keep their #HandsOffDC and focus on the states they were elected to represent. #DCStatehood
The District of Columbia is home to more than 700,000 Americans that include firefighters, teachers, small business owners, and veterans. That’s more people than the states of Wyoming and Vermont. It's time to make DC a state. #DCStatehood
When admitted, DC will have the greatest percentage of Black Americans of any state in the union. Statehood is a clear, and decisive step in the right direction toward racial equity. #DCStatehood