Demand DC Voting Rights!
Curiously enough, there are nearly 600,000 Americans that are taxed without proper representation in the federal government (so much for "no taxation without representation").
With your help, an end can be put to this strange, anti-American tradition.
From Common Cause:
Click here to fill out a quick form and tell your representative to do the right thing.
I will be paying close attention to the roll call on this vote. The only problem with this bill (other than the fact that it gives Mormons another vote – have to take the good with the bad when it comes to democracy) is that it took so long to get to the floor. I'd like to hear the "opposition" to this bill.
With your help, an end can be put to this strange, anti-American tradition.
From Common Cause:
Nearly 600,000 Americans living in the District of Columbia have no voting representation in Congress. It's the only national capital among the world's democracies that lacks a vote. Even citizens in Baghdad have the right to representation in Iraq's legislature.
The DC Voting Rights Act recognizes that partisan political considerations have always entered into issues that are fundamentally about fairness and justice. This proposal puts those considerations aside by adding two new seats to the House, one for the District and another that will go to Utah, which barely missed gaining another seat after the last census. It's a practical, fair solution to a problem that has been a stain on our democracy for over 200 years.
Even in the bitterly divided partisan atmosphere in Congress, this historic bill can pass in the next few days. But we need your help now!
Click here to fill out a quick form and tell your representative to do the right thing.
I will be paying close attention to the roll call on this vote. The only problem with this bill (other than the fact that it gives Mormons another vote – have to take the good with the bad when it comes to democracy) is that it took so long to get to the floor. I'd like to hear the "opposition" to this bill.
