PILOT SPIN
Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: Becky (My pronouns are Assigned/By/God) on July 13, 2018, 04:22:56 PM
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Years ago I subscribed to a journal I thought was neutral politically but turned out to be soft political porn for liberals. I still get the occasional piece of email as fallout from that mistake. So last week I got this:
Dear Rebecca,
As we celebrate Independence Day this week, we are reminded of the values that make our country great such as democracy, equality and justice. As the nation reflects and celebrates these values, we urge all Americans to make these words a reality for the 700,000 residents who have no voting representation in Congress.
The District of Columbia has a population greater than two states, and has produced 200,000 brave men and women who have valiantly served in the United States Armed Forces defending democracy and fighting for liberty. More than 2,000 of these heroes died fighting for our beloved country, yet, they had no voting representation in Congress and were denied the form of democracy at home that they fought for abroad.
Today, you can support us by calling on Congress to stand up for American citizens living in the District of Columbia. Our residents pay more in federal income taxes per capita than residents in any other state, and collectively pay more than $3 billion dollars in federal taxes each year. We deserve full Congressional representation, as well as autonomy over our local affairs, but instead, we are treated as second-class citizens.
We believe this is a clear inequality suffered by the residents of Washington, DC, and citizens of the United States of America. This injustice must end.
Please sign this petition and send letters urging Congress to support statehood for the citizens of Washington, DC.
This effort is sponsored by the New Columbia Statehood Commission to educate all Americans about an injustice that has existed too long. For more information, please visit statehood.dc.gov.
Sincerely,
The Washington, DC Statehood Office
Looks to me like a blatant attempt to add a couple of liberal Congresspeople. I say absorb DC into one or more of the surrounding states.
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No.
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Oh boo hoo.
Sorry I have no sympathy. If you feel you're being treated unequally, move.
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Oh boo hoo.
Sorry I have no sympathy. If you feel you're being treated unequally, move.
That was my thought. It's not like there is prison wall around the place preventing escape (as appealing as that idea may be.)
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Good article from The Daily Signal (Heritage Foundation's news site) on this subject:
The Framers’ plan created a “federal town” designed to serve the needs of the federal government, as all Members of Congress would share the responsibility of protecting a city they live and work in.
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Granting the city a voice in presidential elections required an amendment, the 23rd. The last serious attempt to give the District voting representation was in the form of an amendment, which passed Congress but was not ratified by the required number of states.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2009/02/24/the-constitution-is-clear-dc-is-a-federal-city/
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That pesky constitution once again.
No problem, the progressives will just run it through the ninth circuit court then to the Supreme........oh wait...........