Now that the decision has been made, not only for the new president and vice president, but also for the Senate and the House, what are your serious, thought out predictions for the next 4 years? I'd really like to read your reasons for feeling as you do in order to gain more insight and perhaps change the thoughts I already have on that particular issue. I'm sure others would agree they'd like to see more than just hyperbole.
I'll start off by saying that I believe within the first year the Congress will pass, and the new president will sign, a bill to make D.C. the 51st state, or the 58th state if you are in the minority. And should there be a challenge to such a bill on constitutional grounds, and should the s/c black robes decide against Congress, I believe they'd push through a constitutional amendment---but I don't believe that a challenge would occur, or be upheld anyways.
It would be so easy for the D.C. people to demand statehood, and for Congress to pass the Organic bill to do so. This has been attempted every year since God knows when, and Delegate Eleanor Norton Holmes keep running off at the mouth about it. And something like 98% of the black voters voted for Obama. In a sea of black faces, I don't see the black man refusing to sign such a bill--not on any grounds.
I also have an opinion as to reparations legislation. Conyers and the Black Caucus have not gone away; and based on what was shown to be minority voting patterns in this election, one can look to a larger group 'demanding' such. Conyers has been at this for years and years and years, and has drafted legislation time and again, and meetings have been held.
Given what happened with the Japanese concentration camp detainees being compensated, they have a case for themselves. And then we can look forward to the Chinese demanding 'theirs', inasmuch as they were essentially used as slaves building railroads and working mining areas. And, of course, every Indian tribe in the nation could put their claims in. And we shouldn't forget LaRaza and all they represent.
The Irish might as well shut their mouths--that they were 'mistreated' upon immigration here matters not, because their color is not the appropriate shades, nor are their physical characteristics.
However, I don't believe this would occur within the first 2 years.
I leave it to the rest of you to expound on things like amensty, financing, etc.
