Texas A.G. Paxton: Washington D.C. Statehood Violates the Constitution, Is Bad for Texas and America
April 14, 2021
April 14, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas, April 14 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on April 13, 2021:
Attorney General Ken Paxton today sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Congressional leaders, warning that passing the "Washington, D.C. Admission Act" is unconstitutional, unsound policy, and would create a super-state with unrivaled power.
"Our Founding Fathers explicitly set aside a federal district to serve as the seat of government. . . .
Attorney General Ken Paxton today sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Congressional leaders, warning that passing the "Washington, D.C. Admission Act" is unconstitutional, unsound policy, and would create a super-state with unrivaled power.
"Our Founding Fathers explicitly set aside a federal district to serve as the seat of government. . . .