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At one point early in my career I introduced the northwest ordinance for space and I said when we got — I think the number is 13,000 — when we have 13,000 Americans living on the moon they can petition to become a state,” Gingrich said, telling the crowd this was the “weirdest” thing he has ever done. “And I will as president encourage the introduction of the northwest ordinance for space to put a marker down that we want Americans to think boldly about the future…
First Read - Gingrich promises US moon colony by 2020
While I know that it’s a mistake to take anything Newt says seriously, if 13,000 people on the moon get statehood and DC stays a “district,” I am going to be quite annoyed.
