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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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
District of Columbia statehood movement canonical	5
D.C. voting rights movement	1
District of Columbia statehood	1
District of Columbia statehood proposals	1

Statements (48)

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 (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

District of Columbia Home Rule Act → relatedTo → District of Columbia statehood movement ⓘ

Taxation Without Representation → associatedWith → District of Columbia statehood movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: D.C. voting rights movement

District of Columbia statehood referendum, 2016 → subjectOfReferendum → District of Columbia statehood movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: District of Columbia statehood

District of Columbia statehood referendum, 2016 → relatedTo → District of Columbia statehood movement ⓘ

Home Rule Act of 1973 → subjectOf → District of Columbia statehood movement ⓘ

Home Rule Act of 1973 → hasRoleIn → District of Columbia statehood movement ⓘ

Home Rule Act of 1973 → relatedTo → District of Columbia statehood movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: District of Columbia statehood proposals

District of Columbia statehood referendum, 1980 → topic → District of Columbia statehood movement ⓘ