2020 Census Population count: D.C. 689,545 residents Vermont 643,077 residents Wyoming 576,851 residents

@bobf5360

3 жыл бұрын

Total 2019 federal taxes paid by state, starting at rank #30: District of Columbia 27,529,823 Alabama 26,511,031 Kansas 26,337,911 Nebraska 25,551,082 Iowa 24,914,602 Utah 24,335,082 Nevada 23,769,524 Delaware 20,073,979 Rhode Island 14,325,645 International 12,611,648 New Hampshire 12,208,656 Idaho 11,343,181 Mississippi 11,273,202 New Mexico 9,270,398 Hawaii 9,246,293 Maine 8,130,883 South Dakota 8,029,363 West Virginia 7,039,939 North Dakota 6,639,943 Montana 6,356,727 Alaska 5,395,473 Wyoming 4,743,997 Vermont 4,505,097

@davidoldham1946

3 жыл бұрын

IRRELEVANT! Read the US Constitution before you vote is away and Roberts let you.

@stevechance150

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidoldham1946 Mmmmmm... Step 1). Pact the Court. Step 2). D.C Statehood.

@hobbso8508

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidoldham1946 They aren't changing the constitution.

@maythesciencebewithyou

3 жыл бұрын

@@hobbso8508 rightwingers are just scared about dc becoming a state. Otherwise they don't care

"it's like she is auditing Congress." I love that line.

I actually spent some time designing how the flag could look with 51 or 52 stars.... and I'm not even from the States.

@laurahubbard6906

3 жыл бұрын

Alternating rows of 8 and 9 works out very nicely to 51.

@snowstrobe

3 жыл бұрын

@Helen Pauls There's a well established code for how flags look, and having a balance of images is part of that.

@snowstrobe

3 жыл бұрын

@@laurahubbard6906 Yes, that was basically it, works out nicely. The idea interested me because I thought it would be tricky, but turns out to be much easier than I'd thought. Looked pretty cool.

@briganja

3 жыл бұрын

@@snowstrobe I love your enthusiasm and attention to detail

@RmcBlueSky

3 жыл бұрын

Add Puerto Rico too.

She kept it clean. They should totally show this clip in History/Social Studies classes!

"Congress is basically Britney spears' Dad. FREE BRITNEY AND DC BUDGET" 😂😂

"Awwwww... She's watched our show before!" I was dying!!

I’m still trying to figure out why Guam and Puerto Rico are being left out of the conversation. If you’re going to add D.C. you might as well add the islands. The people there have earned their representation in our government as well. They serve in our military but don’t get a vote?

@ShawnLH88

3 жыл бұрын

I’m,ways say this as well...the USA doesn’t care about them because they’re brown...if Guam and Puerto Rico were white they’ve would’ve been states 100 years ago

@Nejove

3 жыл бұрын

In the case of Puerto Rico, at least, I think there has been some offhand mention of it as a side note in some places, so I wouldn't say they're being left out of the discussion completely; they're just being treated as outside the scope of this particular bill. I think it's probably about doing things one step at a time if they're going to get through the legislative process at all rather than overcomplicating things. The legal status and issues surrounding representation for U.S. territories like Puerto Rico and Guam are different from D.C.'s situation, and bundling them all together seems more likely to decrease rather than increase support for the bill. I absolutely DO believe that territories like Puerto Rico and Guam SHOULD get congressional representation, as well, and D.C. statehood might establish a precedent to make it easier for them to gain statehood in the future, but the democrats are probably thinking, "He who chases two birds catches neither."

@TooBadThatDidntKillMe

3 жыл бұрын

Baby steps. DC getting statehood leaves less excuse to exclude them.

@rd6203

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think they're being left out of the conversation so much as this is an interview with the DC representative, about specifically the culmination of her life's work, her bill being passed. Puerto Rico statehood speculation *has* been in the news recently, so that conversation *is* (still) happening. As for the rest of the territories, I confess to ignorance as to their Statehood aspirations, which I am about to go remedy. Cheers!

@lukeazks4685

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure but I think Puerto Rico's people have voted against statehood in the past. Guam should be considered because of the importance of location.

As long as a CERTAIN TWO Democratic senators decide to get rid of the filibuster, this will be passed tomorrow.

@joeblow3990

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, two monstrosities called Kirsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Viriginia. Shame on them.

@poet7158

2 ай бұрын

DC statehood is unconstitinal Period It would take an amandment, DC cant just ignore the constistution.

EHN is a true American patriot and hero!

Thanks for this exclusive report. I really was not aware the reasons for it, but now I'm in!!!

#DCStatehoodNow

@jmjfanss

3 жыл бұрын

Unconstitutional

@briganja

3 жыл бұрын

@@jmjfanss you are clearly unfamiliar with the constitution... The Constitution grants general state-creation powers to Congress in Article IV, Section 3, under the Admissions Clause, which reads: “New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State 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.”

Puerto Rico? Heyyyy. Psst.

@andrewthezeppo

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah if it were my decision DC would become part of Maryland and Puerto Rico would be a state.

@TooBadThatDidntKillMe

3 жыл бұрын

Baby steps.

@ArsinoeIvy

3 жыл бұрын

52??? Both deserve it, honestly....

@andrewthezeppo

3 жыл бұрын

@Digby Dooright I'll be deep in the cold dead ground before I recognize Missourah as a state!

@davidoldham1946

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewthezeppo At last some sense on an otherwise vacuous vlog. Yours is the only legal thing that can happen unless the Supremes boot it....

whoa this lady is a legend! I feel so bad I never knew her name until now!

@jospinner1183

3 жыл бұрын

EHN's been a fixture in DC politics for most of my life. She's seriously beloved by Washingtonians.

@davidoldham1946

3 жыл бұрын

@@jospinner1183 Radicals flock together.

@jospinner1183

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidoldham1946 Norton's never been accused of being a radical, as far as I can tell. Her stances are pretty standard for the Democratic party. She's quite old-school in her approach to governance and legislation.

@TheBarca1889

3 жыл бұрын

@@jospinner1183 Arguing for dc statehood which is obviously unconstitutional is treason.

@laurahubbard6906

3 жыл бұрын

She is a legend here in the DMV.

Samantha Bee 🐝 is ‘buzzing’ above 1 million subscribers. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I was born in 1991... Thanks for reminding me that I'm turning 30 this year 😒

@user-kp8dh5wu2n

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 Some how this made me laugh ( I can't speak English)

Wow. This lady is a legend. They should put her on the bill.

@Paul-vk6ed

3 жыл бұрын

This lady is racist and sexist so she’ll fit right in with the people in DC

@jasonbrownjourno

3 жыл бұрын

Aw @@Paul-vk6ed does she say nastily real things?

@Ottertown109

3 жыл бұрын

@@Paul-vk6ed looks like someone has never lived in DC ;)

@Ottertown109

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonbrownjourno no she doesnt "Paul" seems low key fake to me, he may just be anti-statehood and is trying to garner support against it by making her "cancelable"

Are we basing statehood on the amount of car dealerships? My town would be like 7 different states....

THANK YOU!👍😊

We could always swap out a current state to let D.C. in. I vote North Dakota.

@davidlangum8085

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, Florida or Wyoming would be better, in my view, but that's just me.

@amp7980

3 жыл бұрын

Just unite the dakotas. Itl still be one of the least populous states

@rd6203

3 жыл бұрын

*Kentucky*

@henrytawnn8694

3 жыл бұрын

Texas or Florida! Or both. Just take them. Please. Please.

@kathryngeeslin9509

3 жыл бұрын

Florida. We'll lose it to rising sea levels with global warming anyway.

DC should be a state because I want a flag with a circle of stars

First majority Black state, right? Let’s gooooo!

Rhode Island: Ha! I won’t be made fun of as the smallest state anymore!

This is the work of her life!!! I’m glad it’s about to become real !!

Thanks Sam!

Ferriers is the word you're looking for. They're the horseshoe people.

@louhortonsculpture

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah!! and farmers in DC? They used to be there- when the capital was laid out and being built. I bet there’s one or two blacksmiths floating around still too.

@Zuraneve

3 жыл бұрын

I was about to say I think it's actually farriers, but I looked it up first and apparently ferrier is an acceptable variant of farrier!

@roni6215

3 жыл бұрын

Farriers

3:09 Is southern New Jersey really that bad?! 😂 3:41 That was frickin' hilarious!😂😂😂

I think it is worth mentioning the whole "2 new senators" argument. These senators would probably be Democrats. I think this is a huge, if unspoken, argument the Rs are making.

@jeffreyestahl

3 жыл бұрын

Of course it is. Recall the ACTUAL argument the lawyer from Arizona was making in defense of their "Our legislature can override any election we disagree with" bill they passed after the 2020 election when he said unless the law were retained "Politics being a zero-sum game, Republicans would not be able to win the state." To be honest, all the more grounds to pass the bill for DC statehood.

@carultch

3 жыл бұрын

That's precisely why there is Republican opposition to it, and it is the reason they won't say it aloud. There has been a precedent for states to be added in pairs since Maine and Missouri in the mid-1800's, as a compromise to get around this issue. The states have often been added in pairs of opposite political views to avoid creating an imbalance of Senate power. Obviously, majority political views of states change over time, as is evident that Maine has mixed political views between its two senators, but at least it is balanced at the time of statehood when following this precedent.

@laurahubbard6906

3 жыл бұрын

Not unspoken. They've stated it loudly.

What a legend. Nothing but total respect! 🌹 🌈 And wuldn't it be poetuc justice if her lifelong dream was passed by eliminating the filibuster?

If you don't like the number 51, then maybe Puerto Rico should become a state as well. And Texas can actually divide itself into 5 states without the approval of congress. So that would be a nice 56 states.

@siriusgd4753

3 жыл бұрын

We're trying to get rid of Texas. They want to secede and there will be no love loss from the other 49.

@lawrencedoliveiro9104

3 жыл бұрын

I think there’s a part of California that is dominated by Republican voters, that would like to leave the rest of the State.

@chocolatechip12

3 жыл бұрын

But then how would Texans be able to constantly brag about being the biggest state as long as you don't count the bigger state? 😢

Awesome!

MAN just make it a state already! I mean my god

@Paul-vk6ed

3 жыл бұрын

More people left California and NY to move to Texas than who live in DC , will Texas get proportionally more seats?

@korayven9255

3 жыл бұрын

@@Paul-vk6ed Census stuff greater than DC statehood reason. Republican state get more seats? This is the distilled summary of your core 'arguments.' They don't make any sense together except as a political koan.

@bishop51807

3 жыл бұрын

@@Paul-vk6ed Thats totally irrelevant. Thats a dum excuse to deny people representation. Republicans should campain for DC seats, insted of saying "well they don't share our party ideals, so f#@*! them."

@briganja

3 жыл бұрын

@@Paul-vk6ed Texas picked up two house seats with the last census, and California and NY lost one house seat each. Every state gets two senators.

@briganja

3 жыл бұрын

@@Paul-vk6ed only house seats are proportional to population size

Puerto Rico too! Also, there are some islands in the Pacific and Caribbean that need representation (Samoa, Guam, US Virgil Islands)

Awww I missed hearing from you I love videos ❤️❤️❤️

Where are the dockyards in Wyoming?

@carultch

3 жыл бұрын

Colter Bay Marina, on Jackson Lake. Perhaps "marina" is a bit of a misnomer when it is on a freshwater shore.

We should also look at the wishes of other U.S. territories for statehood and/or representation (think Guam, Marshall Islands, Puerto Rico, etc.).

it's about time. congrats to her!!

I wish the cut shots in this clip showed actual DC neighborhoods rather than stock video of the National Mall. All most folks see of DC is the Mall. Show where folks live in the District.

I had to check. Sam was not a tiny baby in 1991. I love her to death and I'm pretty sure she's older than me. NBD just Sam doesn't have to lie about her age. She's a lovely woman.

@bearswithglasses

3 жыл бұрын

I suspect that was a tongue in cheek comment. :D

@robertforster8984

3 жыл бұрын

She was just joking.

@stevechance150

3 жыл бұрын

Sam was born on October 25th, 1969. She is 51.

@o.b.7217

3 жыл бұрын

@Ray Ceeya "I had to check. Sam was not a tiny baby in 1991." --- You must be kidding. 1991 was just 30 years ago. If you actually had to check whether Sam Bee is 30...

@rayceeya8659

3 жыл бұрын

@@o.b.7217 She looks good for her age. I hope I'm that spunky when I'm in my 50s.

I mean 51 is a slightly less satisfying round number but like...who cares?

What? It passed? I didn't know. My news obsession is finally waning. I actually go days without political news after 4yrs of *every GD waking moment* spent with news on. It's up to muh satirists to keep me comfortably informed.

@stevechance150

3 жыл бұрын

It passed the House. It won't pass the Senate. Senator Manchin likes the power he has now, with the 50-50-1 tie in the Senate. If Manchin voted to grant D.C. statehood, which would be good for the citizens of D.C. as well as the citizens of West Virginia (who elected Manchin), it would mean less power for Manchin. Joe Manchin is going to do what's best for Joe Manchin.

@bottleaire2082

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevechance150 Gettin' sick of Manchin... "Trying to save the party from itself" I heard. Save it, Sac-chin. No one elected you party daddy.

@stevechance150

3 жыл бұрын

@@bottleaire2082 It's a better situation than having the Senate in the control of Mitch McConnell. Republicans have some serious problems. They have no platform other than anti-abortion. They don't appeal to low income people. They have nothing to offer young people other than "We want rich people to contribute less and keep more because, trust us, letting rich people contribute less is going to be good for you". Their philosophy is "Every man for himself" but they don't describe it like that. They prefer to call it "Liberty"!

@joeblow3990

3 жыл бұрын

@@bottleaire2082 If Manchin somehow goes along with the rest of the Democrats in the Senate (not likely) there is still the problem of Kirsten Sinema (the hypocrite from Arizona)

Let us pray 🙏

@davidoldham1946

3 жыл бұрын

Suddenly a radical progressive ideologue believes in prayer....who you praying to your lord and master Satan?

@jamesdenny4734

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidoldham1946 ain't that your lord n Master !

Love ❤️ you !!!and what about puerto rico??? they need to be no 52

@Ottertown109

3 жыл бұрын

I agree Puerto Rico should have statehood, that being said the popularity for statehood in DC is far superior with over 90% of the citizens of DC voting for statehood

I had no idea this show was still going i thought it was canceled

Geez, Sam looks so good on zoom

Puerto Rico too!

I hope it happens! 😊😊

The 51 star flag has already been designed; it is by the same man who designed the 50 star flag.

I only just noticed that Samantha kinda has that 90's valley girl inflection and yet I don't want to punch her in the face. Impressive!

Statehood for Puerto Rico!! 🇵🇷

@bobjob3632

3 жыл бұрын

Yeaaaahh!!!! But DC first. Then YEEEAAAAAAH!!!!

I’ve just replaced my old 51 star flag. It’s not a real flag yet so I can just toss it.

I hope so! 🇺🇲🌈

Lol!! Ohhhh... she's watched our show Befor... Haha! Lol!! Your de BeSt Samantha Bee!! Love uR work Mate!! You definately have the gift of the gab..hehe!! Oh and congrats to dat representative that finally got her state?!? Sorry.. jst a clueless Aussie that loves Samantha Bee & her Show!! But yehh.. I vote Samantha Bee for President!! 100%!!

Wowww. You got your statehood DC! About time! 🎊 Oh wait.. it still has to pass the Senate? Ug

I calculated Norton is a 4th gen Washingtonian. Right? Not a 3rd gen.

For the flag they could have the original flag but have a picture of the white house or the congress building on it

Taxation without representation

@davidt3956

3 жыл бұрын

Is a reason for DC to become a city in Maryland. It's not an excuse for another very low population state.

@jacobkobald1753

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidt3956 I don't see how the population ,which meets the requirements, is particularly relevant. It's not likely we're talking like 10,000 people or something...

@davidt3956

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacobkobald1753 There's no population requirement. However, the inability to admit that half of the Senate being controlled by less than 20% of the population is a problem is your problem. We shouldn't be making it worse. There's no problem with them being a city in Maryland. that solves the problem you first pointed out, they'll have taxation and representation.

Puerto Rico (3,285,874 2020 ) D.C (689,545) No taxation without representation, what about Puerto Rico?

Thumbs up hopes for a Senate win.

Because it would break The 10 mile Square making taxation legal to American citizens

Get rid of the Filibuster. There is no reason for rural economic backwaters to have so much influence over national policy. Puerto Rico has 3.2 million US citizens. DC has 693k people. Meanwhile ND has 762k, SD has 884k, WY has 578k, Mt has 1.1mil, AK has 731k. These states have an incredible amount of power per voter than places like California, NY. This minority rule nonsense must end.

Oh nice precedent to set, now any medium size city can be its own state.

New Flag! Betsy Ross us proud!

Such a shame. “Eleanor holmes Norton’s whole life is in vain.

Make. DC a State. Puerto Rico too. And we need to have a convo about Guam.

I really hope DC and Puerto Rico become States ASAP!

@jeanniemaycrawford4466

3 жыл бұрын

I'm all for Puerto Rico but DC? Do you know why it's the capital?

you KNOw republicans would refuse to fly the new flag.

If we cannot for some reason have more than 50 states, I say we kick out Florida! And not having a car dealership id a dumb reason for DC to not become a state. You can buy a car online now, especially if you want a Tesla!

I don’t She has no idea who Brittney Spears is, Sam... but she does know Sam is NOT the right person to talk to anyone I’m Congress.

I think it's more important that Puerto Rico became a state. I think a fair argument could be made that the residential areas of DC should simply be absorbed into Virginia or Maryland.

@jeanniemaycrawford4466

3 жыл бұрын

Those will most likely become red states, we can't have that

I would love to see all of the workers in D.C. not show up for work on the same day. I would support the police, fire and medical folks to keep working, because their work is intrinsic to the safety of the populace. But everyone else should just not go to work. Take a day at the park. Then when the wheels came off because the " important people" wouldn't get their lattes. Or their office cleaned. Or their dinner on the town. Or their drink a the bar. Or their cheap meal in their cafeteria. you get the picture.

Folks might ask: why not Puerto Rico? Unlike DC, Puerto Rico has an option to be independent. DC can only be either a district with no representation or a state on its own. (Or be counted as part of Maryland in Senate and House elections)

@carultch

3 жыл бұрын

Puerto Ricans are also split between one another, on whether they want independence or statehood.

The founders never should have made DC as big as it did. They should have made it large enough to hold the government buildings and no larger. Or they should have denied private ownership and building permits for residential housing.

@jmjfanss

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the US Constitution calls for a Federal District to be the Capital so that the Capital would NOT be in any one state (Federalist 43). DC Statehood will require a Constitutional Amendment

@frizzlethecat2084

3 жыл бұрын

But it isn't IN any one state. It IS a state. That's a difference. Hawaii isn't in Texas - it's Hawaii.

@richardstarratt4985

3 жыл бұрын

@@frizzlethecat2084 but the Capital would then be in the new state, which is against the Constitution. The alternative could be for everything except a small Federal District to revert to Maryland, as Alexandria, Va did earlier.

The founders wanted this ground of government neutral. Check your history of why.

Now do Puerto Rico, South Virginia, Marianas, and American Samoa!

Well.. Texas doesn't seem to want to be one.. so.. maybe we switch up?

@joshlight6892

3 жыл бұрын

Not a good trade. Texas provides energy, food, and resources to the country. D.C provides nothing but misery. Just a bunch of overpaid pit vipers writing regulations to make people's lives miserable.

Taxation without representation, sound familiar?

There should be two more States: Puerto Rico and then one collective state for all the other shrapnel island stuff. Guam, American Samoa, etc. That would leave the total number at 53. A prime number. One nation, indivisible.

A quasi state DC.In federal countries the capital is generally a territory of the national government for example Washington DC and Canberra but for some reason Ottawa isn't.

Either make Puerto Rico & DC a state or don't collect taxes...No taxation without representation!!!

Our QUEEN.

Should we just give back the land to Maryland instead od making it a state?

as a flagg i abide this message

If our electoral system accurately represented the will of the people republicans would never win. DC statehood is a step closer to proper representation. Abolishing the electoral college is a step closer. Banning the filibuster will help a lot too.

@jmjfanss

3 жыл бұрын

Wrong

🥰🐝💕

Texan gained a senate seat and NY lost a seat because the blurst census

What about 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico ?

I’m all for DC to be a state will vote put my mane again to a pation

Sure they do

I am firmly in the Pro-Statehood camp, but making DC as state does - in my view - open up the question of whether other cities/urban regions should also become states. Like a lot of political questions it can be fine for it to just sit on the table for a long time, but I do think making DC a state does acknowledge it being there. (Personally we should elect Senators on a national ballot, with the top 33/34 vote-getters getting the job. But making a bunch of urban regions states in their own right would be a useful step to redressing the inequities of senatorial representation.)

@jeffreyestahl

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, it's been discussed in most heavy population cities, but none of those proposals has ever been popular with the populations of those cities in question.

@bobf5360

3 жыл бұрын

no, it doesn't open up that question. All of the cities besides DC HAVE REPRESENTATION in both the House AND the Senate. We in the District have neither. We pay federal income taxes (more than 29 other states and Puerto Rico), we fight in wars in the Armed Services. And your notion of how to pick Senators is completely inconsistent with the role of the Senate- it is the body where the STATES are represented- not the People, that is the House of Representatives. The Senate exists as it does because the US is not, and has never been intended to be, a representative democracy. It is a democratic Republic, as a Federation of States. It is essentially designed to be ruled by a rural minority, and it is.

@qwertyuiopgarth

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobf5360 And I would like to change that 'ruled by a rural minority' feature in the system. I do not expect to be listened to, so feel free to ignore me if you find my comments annoying.

They're gonna talk about this tonight on Disney Channel's late night talk show: guests are Snoop Dogg (music), Paris Hilton (pet tricks), John Stamos, Joe Biden (top 10) and Michelle Obama (in with yhe band).

@henrytawnn8694

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a great show.

@JasonDelarosa2000

3 жыл бұрын

@@henrytawnn8694 Mhm. Should it air in between episodes of existing Disney Channel shows or as it's own show?

@henrytawnn8694

3 жыл бұрын

@@JasonDelarosa2000 I need a full hour of this, daily.

@JasonDelarosa2000

3 жыл бұрын

@@henrytawnn8694 So it's own show

straight forward question and a very good avoidance to answer it. @4:38 Do yout think the senate dems have what it takes to get rid of the filibuster!! They cant get rid of it.. the establishment wont allow it.. we need more progressives in the senate!!

put a rainbow colored star for #51

Apparently she didn't go to school. There is a specific reason that D.C. isn't a state. It isn't supposed to be. The capitol of the nation is not supposed to be from any state.

Yes!!! #FreeBritney 💗😁👍

If you approve of Puerto Rico becoming a state at the same time the. There will be 52 states. That should enable an acceptable pattern on Old Glory.

How are about New York City become a independent state? Make it more !

But can we get rid of Florida?

D.C statehood

Norton’s bad sound makes good video look bad.