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Barry's spokesman agrees, saying that under the Amendment, Congress still controls the District. Because statehood would not have to go through the state legislatures, moreover, it is an easier process. "There is no constitutional provision for unstating a state, but Congress can take away home rule any time," Mason says...
Achieving statehood is "a never-ending process," Ruth Dixon, president of the League, explains. "In addition, it is very expensive." The initiative calls for the election of two senators and one representative who will lobby for statehood. Although they are not official members of Congress, D.C. must pay their salaries as well as fund two commissions that the initiative establishes. Spearman shares Dixon's financial concern, saying, "proponents of the initiative estimate that the cost will be $750,000. We think it will be closer to $3 million annually...
...League sets three conditions for supporting a statehood drive: an educational program to explain the process, guaranteed financial viability for the state, and the omission of residential areas from the federal enclave. Fauntroy would support statehood only after D.C. has obtained congressional representatives who could lobby for the measure...
Despite opposition to the initiative, both sides expect the measure to pass. As D.C. legislation, the initiative must be reviewed by Congress. If Congress takes no action within 30 days, the initiative becomes law and the statehood process begins...
Unlike many of their predecessors, both Walter Mondale and George Bush were nominated to the vice presidency after a long and careful selection process. In 1972, George McGovern chose Sen. Thomas Eagleton of Missouri in what has been described as a "one minute and two second telephone conversation." By contrast, Carter surveyed 14 nominees, held 30 to 40 meetings with key citizens, and personally interviewed the final seven contenders before nominating Mondale as his running mate in 1976. Last spring Reagan's staff polled party members nationwide to determine their vice-presidential preference, and--despite a brief flirtation with former...