Assertion: district | /r/HasProperty | state
Facets:
value: for other constitutional purposes
type: PURPOSE
value: regarding congressional representation
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Under this amendment, the District of Columbia would have been "treated as though it were a State" regarding congressional representation, presidential elections (replacing the limited treatment under the Twenty-third Amendment) and the constitutional amendment process.
text: Washington, D.C., remains a territory, not a state, and since 1974 it has been governed by a locally elected mayor and city council over which Congress retains the power of veto.
text: If the District were a state it would rank 49th in population, ahead of Vermont and Wyoming.
text: However, opponents of the constitutionality of the legislation to grant D.C. voting rights point out that seven of the nine Justices in Tidewater rejected the view that the District is a “state” for other constitutional purposes.