- TIL Congress technically has 3 electoral votes. The 23rd Am. grants Congress, as if it were a state legislature, the power to appoint DC's electoral votes. Like states, it doesn't have to appoint them by popular vote. https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxxiii 44 comments law
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- Why Democrats need to prioritize statehood for DC and Puerto Rico (opinion) | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/26/opinions/dc-statehood-puerto-rico-democrats-priority-hemmer/index.html 130 comments
- White House Is Said to Quietly Push Change to D.C. Statehood Bill - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/us/politics/biden-dc-statehood.html 27 comments
- A Guide to the Bill of Rights and Other Constitutional Amendments https://www.newsweek.com/guide-bill-rights-other-constitutional-amendments-1627970 5 comments
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