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fedupfisherman (318 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 09:09 PM Original message |
How come Congress has never given D.C. the right to vote? |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Probably because they don't belong to the right |
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fedupfisherman (318 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 09:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Gotcha |
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journalist3072 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. As a D.C. resident, this is THE most important issue to me |
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Hangingon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 09:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Okay - lets cut off federal revenue |
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fedupfisherman (318 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 09:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. But you have had no representation |
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journalist3072 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 09:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I absolutely agree that D.C. should have 2 Senators like California does. |
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fedupfisherman (318 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 09:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I agree with you actually |
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FoxNewsSucks (236 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 10:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. There are as many people living in DC as in |
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kansasblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 10:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. 'red shitholes' ? Nice PR effort you're running to |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 11:03 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. Hey, I live in Fargo, so I call BS on your "shithole" assertion. |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
22. How about: should DC have 2 senators like Wyoming does? |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 09:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Great post and you are so right. n/t |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. I always assumed it's because it's full of black folks. Just an assumption, though. |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 09:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. you are kidding, right? n/t |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 09:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Erm... If it makes you feel better. |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 10:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. The Constitution stipulates the composition of Congress. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 10:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. That might be a wonderful explanation of why it *started*. |
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ISUGRADIA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 10:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. It's only with white flight to the suburbs in the 50s and 60s that |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 10:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Ok. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
13. Because the representation may actually represent the interests of the people. nt |
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TheUniverse (954 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
14. This is a huge issue. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
16. Perhaps because the Constitution states that the members of the House are choosen by |
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TheUniverse (954 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 10:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Thats why I say we amend the constitution. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
17. It's up to the states, not Congress. |
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illinoisprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
21. DC has a large african american population and they are most affliated with democrats. |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
25. DC has always been a democratic stronghold |
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mb7588a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-23-07 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. racism. nt. |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 07:29 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. See post 15. Was racism the reason that DC had no congressional |
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