Congress is in charge of DC. What if they said "poof, you're a state now" by law?
Or, change DC proper to be just the federal buildings and make the rest into a state. The constitution only limits how big it can get, not how big it has to be, IIRC.
Or, change DC proper to be just the federal buildings and make the rest into a state. The constitution only limits how big it can get, not how big it has to be, IIRC.