Posted on 10/18/2016 7:07:11 PM PDT by kevcol
The D.C. Council unanimously approved the name "State of Washington, D.C." in its push for statehood on Tuesday, rejecting the long-favored name of New Columbia.
However, instead of the D.C. standing for District of Columbia, it would refer to Douglass Commonwealth, in honor of Frederick Douglass
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
“State of Washington, D.C.” sounds stupid. Not that statehood has a snowball’s chance in Hell of happening anyway.
Wow, this is going to be even more annoying to the people in the State of Washington.
Does DC stand for Democrat Corruption?
It’s more than obvious that they haven’t taken a walk over to the achieve and read the Constitution.
That would really lock in the electoral votes.
My thought exactly. Bump.
Huh? What constitution? Whats that?
No it won't, because there is no way D.C. statehood will ever occur. D.C. has been asking for this since at least the '70s. In 1978, Congress tried to amend the Constitution to give D.C. full representation in the Congress. Only 16 States ratified the proposed amendment (38 needed for adoption). In 1982, D.C. voters approved a far-left State Constitution. It was submitted to President Reagan and a Democratic Congress, where it was never voted on.
This is simply a pipe dream D.C. likes to toy with from time to time. It never goes anywhere.
“District of Columbia” was actually the name of the entire area, and Washington was just a part of it. Thus, that name should be it, or “Columbia”, or perhaps “State of Columbia” if you want to be persnickety about latching onto the old format.
Douglass? No thanks. Great man (truly for a black), but still, I want absolutely no quarter on black PCness taking over everything now, especially really important things. Sick of these sycophants screaming and fighting (literally) for their way and getting it. They deserve the boot, not boot-licking.
This is about warped symbolism anyhow. Douglass would most certainly be hijacked into a form that he himself wouldn’t recognize.
Maybe that is what Washington DC is trying to get going here. It could happen and we’d get Chicagostan and more.
Name should honor him and the longtime Representative from the state of Michigan who recently retired after 59 years.
They can call it Dingellbarry. Anther name would be Oprahoma.
The Federal Hood
or FedHood, for slang.
“Donkey Crap” seems more appropriate than Douglass Commonwealth.
just axin'
You repeat yourself...
How about District of Confusion or District of Corruption?
Or is it too close to the truth....
The Negro youth who are supposed to be inspired by the memory of Frederick Douglass, don’t go to school, and if in school, don’t pay attention. So they have no idea who Frederick Douglass is anyway.
This is all about getting two permanent D seats in the Senate.
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