It takes a majority vote in the House and Senate to add a state, and Republicans control the House
The 110th congress was majority Democrat in 2009
Barack Obama was president in 2009.
Barack could have made D.C. a state, and even Puerto Rica, if he had tried, but he did nothing.
I realize Barry is a liberal saint, but there are no saints in my book, and this is just another failing on the part of Democratic presidents and Democrats, since FDR.
I fully expect Biden to waffle and give in to Republican demands, especially about privatizing social security which will happen if the House budget is approved, and Biden has the Article II and 14th amendment authority to raise he debt without the approval of the Republicans, but he won't, conciliation and bipartisanship is his name (why? Because that is how he was raised in the senate).
Also Congress had a narrow window, in which they could have passed a national women's right to choice legislation, but didn't (it would have really alienate and mobilized the right), they did pass a Respect for Marriage act, protecting same sex marriage, which was no longer a hot button issue.
I would like to assume good faith, but with all the failures, heel dragging, and pigeon holeing, I really can't.
It takes a majority vote in the House and Senate to add a state, and Republicans control the House
The 110th congress was majority Democrat in 2009
Barack Obama was president in 2009.
Barack could have made D.C. a state, and even Puerto Rica, if he had tried, but he did nothing.
I realize Barry is a liberal saint, but there are no saints in my book, and this is just another failing on the part of Democratic presidents and Democrats, since FDR.
I fully expect Biden to waffle and give in to Republican demands, especially about privatizing social security which will happen if the House budget is approved, and Biden has the Article II and 14th amendment authority to raise he debt without the approval of the Republicans, but he won't, conciliation and bipartisanship is his name (why? Because that is how he was raised in the senate).
Also Congress had a narrow window, in which they could have passed a national women's right to choice legislation, but didn't (it would have really alienate and mobilized the right), they did pass a Respect for Marriage act, protecting same sex marriage, which was no longer a hot button issue.
I would like to assume good faith, but with all the failures, heel dragging, and pigeon holeing, I really can't.