> > I think that North California and South
> > California will happen before DC Statehood
> > happens. Possibly we'd see Puerto Rico and
> > Guam before the State of Columbia occurs.
> >
> > -Faux "sorry" Pas
>
> I think that we're more likely to give American statehood to Belize than to Washington, D.C.. Those Rhode Islanders will NOT want to give up their position as smallest state and will fight to the death to keep it. You do not want to battle them. All that cold toughens them up.

heh.... yeah, those Rhode Islanders are a bit scary.
>
> -eric "Also there's no reason for its statehood.

Well, okay, honestly, we don't care too much about whether or not we ever become a state. The only thing that worries us is that there are 500,000 people here without any say in any of the laws that get made for our country. Heck, we have more people than WYOMING, and they get two senators and a Representative. DC, on the other hand, has one shadow representative, who can only vote in committees. At the same time, we are paying the federal taxes that we don't get to vote on. sure, the issue's been bounced around a lot, and it's aklways been turned down... but the main reason is that the Republicans don't like us, because we're the most Democratic area there is.

This is, of course, all my un-biased opinion *cough cough*

And what does 'District of Columbia' mean, anyway?" sleator
> Tue 27 Feb A.D. 2001

Ki"District cause we're not a state, and Columbia after Columbus"ki