[CapnJack]

Outside of DC becoming a state, creating new states out of existing states would be quite difficult.

“New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new States shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.”

ARTICLE IV, SECTION 3, CLAUSE 1

[E. Pluribus Unum]

That Constitution thingy is like so old fashioned.

[Political Junkie Too]

Article I Section 8 says that the seat of government must be in a district no more than 10 miles square, made up of land ceded to it by the states.

The seat of government cannot be a state.

-PJ

[TXnMA]

"Outside of DC becoming a state, creating new states out of existing states would be quite difficult.

IIRC, when the Republic of Texas became the State of Texas, two stipulations were included in the Statehood agreement.

1. The Texas Flag may be flown at the same height as the U.S flag.

2. At any time, Texas, at its discretion, may divide itself into five separate States of the USA...

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Not sure the Demoncrats would be happy with four (or, three) new Red States... '-)