District of Columbia statehood movement

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United States political campaign political movement statehood movement

The District of Columbia statehood movement is a political campaign seeking to grant Washington, D.C. full U.S. state status with voting representation in Congress and greater local self-governance.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States political campaign → political movement → statehood movement →
advocatesFor	full representation in the U.S. House of Representatives for D.C. residents → full representation in the U.S. Senate for D.C. residents → local control over National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. → local control over budgetary decisions in Washington, D.C. → local control over criminal justice in Washington, D.C. →
aimsTo	grant Washington, D.C. U.S. state status → increase local self-governance for Washington, D.C. → secure full voting representation in the United States Congress for Washington, D.C. →
arguesThat	D.C. residents deserve equal representation with residents of U.S. states → D.C. residents pay federal taxes comparable to residents of states → D.C. residents serve in the U.S. armed forces without full representation →
associatedWith	District of Columbia statehood referendum, 2016 → Home Rule Act of 1973 → Washington, D.C. license plate slogan "Taxation Without Representation" →
criticizes	taxation without representation for D.C. residents →
distinguishedFrom	D.C. retrocession proposals →
facesObstacle	constitutional questions about altering the federal district → filibuster rules in the U.S. Senate → political opposition in the U.S. Senate →
focusesOn	Washington, D.C. →
geographicallyConcerns	territory currently forming the residential and commercial areas of Washington, D.C. →
hasAlternativeProposal	constitutional amendment to change D.C. status → retrocession of most of D.C. to Maryland →
hasProposedMechanism	simple congressional admission of a new state by statute →
hasProposedOutcome	creation of a new state called Washington, Douglass Commonwealth → reduction of the federal district to a small area around core federal buildings →
involves	constitutional law debates → debates over the District Clause of the U.S. Constitution → debates over the Twenty-third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution →
opposedBy	many Republican Party leaders in the United States →
opposes	federal control over D.C. local affairs → lack of voting representation for D.C. residents in Congress →
relatedTo	D.C. voting rights movement → United States federal district status of Washington, D.C. → Washington, D.C. home rule →
seeksStatusAs	51st state of the United States →
supportedBy	Democratic Party leaders in the United States → Washington, D.C. local government → many civil rights organizations → many voting rights organizations →
usesSlogan	Taxation Without Representation →
usesStrategy	advocating federal legislation to admit D.C. as a state → lobbying members of Congress → organizing marches and demonstrations → pursuing public awareness campaigns →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
District of Columbia Home Rule Act → District of Columbia statehood referendum, 2016 → Home Rule Act of 1973 ("District of Columbia statehood proposals") →	relatedTo
Taxation Without Representation ("D.C. voting rights movement") →	associatedWith
Home Rule Act of 1973 →	hasRoleIn
Home Rule Act of 1973 →	subjectOf
District of Columbia statehood referendum, 2016 ("District of Columbia statehood") →	subjectOfReferendum