The National Mall

[smittenbyu]

Washington D.C. residents are taxpayers but they have no representation like other citizens in the country do in the Senate and in the House of Reps. oh wait ...they do... Technically all senators and House Reps not only are to represent their constituencies but also District of Columbia. And in the recent stimulus package one of the many things that the Republicans picked on was renovation works needed to be done to the National Mall. Some places that the world comes to see as the capital of the "most powerful country in the world" looks pathetic. I am glad that they did receive some funds to fix up the place. And they didn't get funds to put up signs of the many monuments people are visiting. ah well, who cares if the foreigners think that they are looking at just another Obelisk when it's the Washington Monument in memory of George Washington. We will just make do...

As for voting rights, the bill did make it through the Senate last month... all voted for it except one... that 1 was Senator McCain. hmmm.... bitter are we? The House is bouncing about with it. Lets see what happens with it.

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[plicease]

DC has 3 electoral votes when voting for President, which is greater representation than US territories such as Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, both of which (I believe) have non voting members of the house like DC.

The Republicans will oppose voting rights or statehood for DC for as long as DC consistently votes for Democrats. Since Republican power is currently waning, there is hope for real Congregational representation.

[smittenbyu]

oh yes... they are the ones that are the biggest opponents. I guess it would be the same with Democrats if it were the other way around. Ah Politics, don't we love it!

I learnt about that in Hawai'i (Puerto Rico and other US territories voting rights, or lack their of), as there are some groups in Hawai'i that want to cecede or be treated like Puerto Rico.

I think though now the vote is delayed because some want DC to repeal their gun laws that was just recently put into place.

[plicease]

Yeah, the Democrats are no better on this. Recall the Democratic primaries in Florida and Michigan when Obama and Clinton were duking it out.