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#1 Apr 20 2007 at 10:03 AM Rating: Excellent
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The House today passed legislation to give the District a full seat in Congress, marking the biggest victory in nearly three decades in the city's quest for voting rights.

Members voted 241 to 177 for the measure, a political compromise that would add two seats to the House: one for the heavily Democratic District, and the other for the state next in line for an additional representative. Currently, that state is Republican-leaning Utah. Later, in a companion bill, they voted 216 to 203 to pay for creation of the two seats.
Bush has already said he'd veto the bill and, well, I'm not sure that I blame him. By my reading of the Constitution, states get representatives. If DC wants a vote, we need to either amend the Constitution, make DC a state or fold it back into Maryland. Or at least the residental portions of it.
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#2 Apr 20 2007 at 10:05 AM Rating: Decent
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It can't get a vote or it might be subject to special interest manipulation. It's clearly in our national interest to maintain the pristine impartiality of the residents who live and work in DC.

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#3 Apr 20 2007 at 10:20 AM Rating: Good
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I think it's fair to look at folding it into Maryland for voting purposes. There are lobbyists galore, true, but most of them live outside the city. There are a bunch of folks who could benefit from a congressional voice.
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#4 Apr 20 2007 at 10:24 AM Rating: Decent
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I think it's fair to look at folding it into Maryland for voting purposes. There are lobbyists galore, true, but most of them live outside the city. There are a bunch of folks who could benefit from a congressional voice.


I was joking :) I'm subtle like that. I think they should get 1 rep and half a senator. Maybe like, Kennedy from the waist down. That would still outweigh many full Senators.
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I think the issue is whether or not Maryland wants them.
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#6 Apr 20 2007 at 10:27 AM Rating: Good
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Jophiel wrote:
I think the issue is whether or not Maryland wants them.
I thought that was 'Indiana'

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Smasharoo wrote:
Maybe like, Kennedy from the waist down.
Oh suuuure. Big whoop. We all know he's top-heavy!!!
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Atomicflea wrote:
Smasharoo wrote:
Maybe like, Kennedy from the waist down.
Oh suuuure. Big whoop. We all know he's top-heavy!!!


Yes, but they'd get the part that thinks.
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#9 Apr 20 2007 at 10:41 AM Rating: Good
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You're right Joph.

Washington D.C., while granted the ability to have Presidental Electors by virtue of the 23rd Amendment, does not have the right to be represented within Congress.

In fact, there was a constitutional amendment offered up back in 1978 that would grant Congress representation within both the House and the Senate, but it failed to get the necessary number of votes needed to be added to the Constitution.

I am for Washington D.C. getting a voice within Congress, for they have 550,521 people (as according to the U.S. Census (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/11000.html) which puts them ahead of states such as Wyoming (which has 509,294 people).

Who, whom...meh. Fixed into 'which'.


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#10 Apr 20 2007 at 10:42 AM Rating: Decent
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I think the issue is whether or not Maryland wants them.

I doubt it. O'Malley's down with the brothers and all, but two chocolate cities in one state? Annapolis would relovt.
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#11 Apr 20 2007 at 10:44 AM Rating: Decent
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Who, whom...meh.

Or perhaps which since Wyoming isn't a person.
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#12 Apr 20 2007 at 10:51 AM Rating: Good
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Another thought that comes to mind is how Congress is given ultimate authority over D.C. by Section 8 of Article 1 within the Constitution.

Constitution wrote:
To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, ********* dockyards, and other needful buildings;


This means that it's citizens lack the same level of self-governence as people of the various 50 states do. That is something that should really be addressed.

Smasharoo wrote:

Who, whom...meh.

Or perhaps which since Wyoming isn't a person.


Fixed, thanks.

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