Thread by @kojoshow

LIVE: We're talking about the growing calls for #DCStatehood after the Georgia runoff election and the Capitol riots.

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Are you optimistic about #DCstatehood? Tell us about it!

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"There's a lot of finger pointing going on between different branches of law enforcement."

@mikafrak says that Mayor Bowser requested the National Guard before and during the Insurrection.

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@mikafrak "D.C. is the size of other states... but they don't have the same powers that other states and governors do."

@mikafrak says that D.C. has a population larger than Vermont and Wyoming, with over 700,000 residents.

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@mikafrak Before the riots occurred, the D.C. Council met with the AG about the President invoking the Insurrection Act and controlling MPD.

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@mikafrak During the summer's #BlackLivesMatter protests, law enforcement was prevalent.

Compared to last week, it took "hours for that same level of deployment to occur," according to @mikafrak.

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@mikafrak "The big issue standing in the way is the Senate and the filibuster."

@mikafrak says that statehood advocates are excited, but the filibuster still stands in the way.

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@mikafrak "For most legislation, it's not enough to get a simple majority to pass legislation."

@mikafrak says that not all Democrats are on-board with #DCStatehood.

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@mikafrak "If D.C. were a state, a tiny federal district would be carved out."

@mikafrak says at the very least, the mayor could've been able to call out the National Guard for crowd control.

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