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Republican proposes giving Democratic-leaning part of Virginia back to DC after redistricting vote
The bill would add about 400,000 residents to Washington and likely reduce Virginia Democrats’ electoral advantage after a redistricting vote, officials said.
- On Thursday, Rep. Rich McCormick introduced the Make DC Square Again Act to reincorporate Arlington County and the City of Alexandria into Washington, D.C., reversing the 1846 retrocession of land to Virginia.
- McCormick claims the 1846 retrocession was an 'unconstitutional error,' introducing the bill after Virginia's redistricting referendum approval this week, which could provide Democrats a 10-1 House seat advantage.
- The proposal would remove approximately 400,000 residents from Virginia's electorate; Democratic candidate Kamala Harris won 77% of votes in both jurisdictions during the 2024 presidential election.
- Rep. Don Beyer, a Democrat representing Virginia's 8th District, called the bill "an embarrassing legislative tantrum" and "unconstitutional," while critics argue the measure amounts to voter suppression.
- Legal scholars and historians have debated the retrocession's constitutionality for nearly two centuries, but it remains settled law; the bill faces dim prospects in a divided Congress with little indication of support.
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Georgia lawmaker wants to make Arlington and Alexandria part of DC
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GOP congressman wants to add Arlington and Alexandria back to DC
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) introduced legislation on Wednesday to reincorporate Arlington and Alexandria, two independent jurisdictions in Northern Virginia, into Washington, D.C., hearkening back to a time when the federal district extended west into the neighboring state. The aptly titled Make DC Square Again Act would reverse an 1846 congressional action, known as retrocession, that...
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Republican proposes giving Democratic-leaning part of Virginia back to DC after redistricting vote
A Republican congressman has introduced legislation that would expand the borders of Washington, D.C., and cost Virginia Democratic voters.
‘Make DC Square Again': Bill would give Dem-leaning part of Virginia back to DC
A Republican congressman has introduced legislation that would expand the borders of Washington, D.C., and cost Virginia Democratic voters. The move comes after Virginia voters approved a redistricting referendum that could net Democrats a 10-1 House seat advantage. Georgia Republican Rep. Rich McCormick on Thursday introduced the Make DC Square Again Act. It would undo the 19th century return of the southwestern part of the district to the stat…
GOP bill would squeeze Democratic hives out of Virginia — and back into DC
Georgia Rep. Rich McCormick (R) introduced legislation on Wednesday aimed at turning Virginia red by offloading liberal jurisdictions back onto the District of Columbia.D.C. was established in 1790 through the Residence Act on 100 square miles of land ceded by Virginia and Maryland to the federal government. In 1846, however, Congress passed a law retroceding "and forever relinquish[ing]" present-day Arlington County and the City of Alexandria t…
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