Recently, legislation has been making it’s way through Congress regarding granting Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico statehood. And of course, congress seems to be divided along party lines.
This isn’t the first time these two territories have been considered for statehood, and to date it hasn’t panned out. But it seems the political reasons for and against statehood have nothing to do with whether or not it would benefit the people.
I know it’s a popular concept, but making D.C. a state may not be the best idea. Our Founding Fathers purposely chose not to make it a state and we should probably consider that. In this episode, I discuss this and why I think politicians are for or against it.
I also talk about Puerto Rico becoming a state. And I can get behind this more than D.C. Puerto Rico stands to gain a lot more in statehood, and we already grant them citizenship. But I know this is also a topic of controversy.
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