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Anti-gun Democrats aren’t just trying to pack the Supreme Court. They’re also trying to pack Congress as well. The House approved a D.C. statehood bill on Thursday that would guarantee them two more reliably Democrat senate seats, as well as one more anti-gun member of Congress.
The land that DC is situated on was originally cleaved from Maryland and Virginia, with the former having its land returned to it by Congress. Proponents for statehood argue that some 700,000 residents are not being represented while still being taxed, while those against say it’s nothing but an unconstitutional power grab. There is credence to both of these ideas, as well as solutions. From a