On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
There is nothing in the Constitution that bars the Nation's capital from becoming a state.
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congress.govThere is nothing in the Constitution that bars the Nation's capital from becoming a state.
Norton argues that D.C. statehood is constitutionally permissible.
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