Waleed Shahid @_waleedshahid
DC residents weren't even allowed to elect their own mayor until 1973. It only changed because of the power of the civil rights movement. The question of DC statehood is deeply connected to the mass disenfranchisement of voters of color. — PolitiTweet.org
Frank Thorp V @frankthorp
COTTON on #DCStatehood: "Yes, Wyoming is smaller than Washington by population, but it has three times as many work… https://t.co/0QuVINssql