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Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday ordered 51-star American flags to be displayed along Pennsylvania Avenue ahead of Flag Solar day, June 14.

The mayor said she directed her team to hang the 51-star flags "every bit a reminder to Congress and the nation that the 700,000 tax-paying American citizens living in Washington, D.C., demand to be recognized.

The district placed 51-star flags along Pennsylvania Avenue, March 20, 2021, in advance of a statehood hearing.

The commune placed 51-star flags along Pennsylvania Avenue, March twenty, 2021, in accelerate of a statehood hearing. (Astrid Riecken For The Washington Mail service via Getty Images)

"On Flag Day, nosotros celebrate American ethics, American history, and American liberty. But the very foundation of those ideals, and the basis for our liberty, is representation," Mayor Bowser said in a statement. "DC's disenfranchisement is a stain on American democracy – a 220-yr-old wrong that demands to be righted."

The stars on the American flag represent the l states, the concluding of which, Hawaii, was admitted on Aug. 21, 1959. The American flag's 50-star blueprint became official on July 4, 1960.

The notion of D.C. statehood remains a contentious consequence amidst lawmakers. D.C. has a population of more than 700,000 residents – greater than united states of Wyoming or Vermont – simply the residents don't have a voting member in the House and have no representation in the Senate. Nor does the district take control over its own local affairs. Nonetheless, D.C. pays more in federal taxes than 21 states and more than capital than any land, according to the 2019 IRS data book.

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In April, House Autonomous lawmakers passed the "DC Admission Act," which would make Washington, D.C. the 51st state and grant its residents full representation in Congress.

Republican lawmakers have argued that because Washington, D.C.'s establishment is based in Article i, department viii, clause 17 of the Constitution, any change to the district must come up in the grade of a ramble amendment – not legislation from Congress. They've likewise argued that the idea of D.C. statehood amounts to footling more than than a power grab by Democrats to expand the majority in the Senate by adding two more senators from a liberal enclave.

In her Monday statement, Bowser invoked the leaked Supreme Court opinion draft that suggested Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 example that legalized abortion, was well-nigh to be overturned.

LaValle Gaston and Maurice Richardson hang 51-star flags at Black Lives Matter Plaza and along Pennsylvania Avenue on March 19, 2021, in Washington, D.C. 

LaValle Gaston and Maurice Richardson hang 51-star flags at Black Lives Affair Plaza and along Pennsylvania Avenue on March 19, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Postal service via Getty Images)

"As Americans nationwide brace for a conclusion on the futurity of Roe five. Wade, we are also reminded that DC's disenfranchisement impacts not just Americans living in D.C., but Americans nationwide who share our values," Bowser said. "While the stakes are even higher for Washingtonians, we stand shoulder to shoulder with the majority of Americans who believe in a woman'south right to cull."

Bowser suggested that the majority of D.C. residents are on the same page "with the majority of Americans" calling for "common-sense gun reforms."

"We are at an inflection point for American republic, and it is within the Senate'southward power to practice the right thing, embrace representation, and move DC statehood forward to the President'south desk," Bowser said.

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The nation's 106th Flag Day will be observed on Tuesday, June 14, 2022.

Americans across the land will pay tribute to the national flag, which was adopted nearly a twelvemonth after the U.S. declared its independence when the 2nd Continental Congress officially approved the first design for America's national flag – June 14, 1777.

Fox News' Cortney Moore contributed to this report.