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let them fight to become a state like the rest of us did, then their vote will count. but they generally don't want that because they'll then have to pay federal income taxes; which they mostly don't (so the "taxation" part of that argument just fell apart...). that leads to an interesting counter; if some do-nothing dirt-farmer in a flyover state (or south carolina, or mississippi, etc) pays no federal income taxes (a member of romney's famous 48%...), do they, in fact, get representation without taxation?

however, you missed the truly egregious demonstration of taxation without representation; D.C. they have no representation in the senate, and their representation in the house is often not allowed to vote.

D.C would be the 3rd smallest "state". but, it would have a population greater than the SUM of guam, u.s virigin islands, northern mariana islands, and american samoa.

STATEHOOD FOR D.C!