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Welcome to Washington, Glenn Beck

Fake Virginia wrote 3 months ago: Protester at Glenn Beck's 9-12 March on Washington, D.C. Photo credit: Twitter.com/stephanietayl … more →

Tags: right-wing nut jobs, glenn beck, 9-12 Project, Eleanor Holmes Norton

Dissed5 comments

ryancconley wrote 4 months ago: I’m disenfrachised.  I have no representation in Congress.  I can vote for electors, for what … more →

Tags: democracy, taxation without representation, The Constitution

Ballot With Bullethole Wings: What Now for DC Voting Rights?

CPO wrote 6 months ago: A preview of my introduction to tonight’s “Rapid Responsa: What Now for DC Voting Rights … more →

Tags: dialogues

Leave D.C. Alone

Christopher wrote 6 months ago: Like a lot of D.C. residents I’m continually disappointed by the failure of Congress and the g … more →

Tags: DC issues, DC Self Determination

The Political Way Ahead for America - Free Constituencies

nelsonleith wrote 7 months ago: As part of my policy series “The Political Way Ahead for America” (read parts 1 and 2) I … more →

Tags: Political Way Ahead for America, American Revolution, California, Chris Matthews, Congress, Feudalism, Hardball, House of Lords, House of Representatives

S.160- Will DC Ever Vote?

roofingbird wrote 9 months ago: It’s a perfect example of the kind of crap the public has to put up with- the fate of S.160. Here wa … more →

Tags: Politics, PUMA PAC, Election Reform, JUST SAY NO DEAL, Feminism, The New Agenda, 51 Percent, I Own My Vote, S.160

Is The Gun Lobby Stronger Than American Democracy?4 comments

Suzanne Robinson wrote 9 months ago: The Constitution of the United States, in Article I, Section 2 states, “The House of Represent … more →

Tags: Politics, Senate, Republicans, Democrats, NRA, gun lobby, Franchise, taxation without representation, Voting Rights

Eleanor Holmes Norton on the Power of Colbert

dcnick wrote 10 months ago: There is something very genuine about the moment when (soon to be voting) Rep. Holmes Norton talks a … more →

Tags: Politics, The Media, DC, colbert, District of Columbia, Eleanor Holmes Norton, huffington post

Taxation without representation meets its end?3 comments

NoticedFromNorthwest wrote 10 months ago: One of the things I love about my neighborhood is all of the random artwork that decorates buildings … more →

Tags: News, Soapbox, Murals

Taxation Without Representation...No More?

theleftcenterright wrote 10 months ago: Yesterday the U.S. Senate voted 61-37 in favor of establishing Congressional voting rights for the D … more →

Tags: Inside the Beltway, Congress, Politics

Senate approves DC voting bill 109 comments

rsinderbrand wrote 10 months ago: WASHINGTON (CNN) — The U.S. Senate approved legislation Thursday that would give the District … more →

D.C. Invokes Revolutionary Rallying Cry

Jane McGrath wrote 10 months ago: If you’ve been to Washington D.C. in the past few years, you may have noticed that their licen … more →

Tags: Stuff You Missed in History Class, Feature Home, taxation without representation, dc representation, Founding Fathers, constitutional amendment, Unconstitutional

Time for the Senate to end taxation without representation

Dorry Samuels wrote 10 months ago: The irony for the District of Columbia’s nearly 600,000 residents is that while they may be li … more →

Tags: activism

Kay Hagan Considering Voting Down DC Vote in Congress2 comments

Fake Virginia wrote 10 months ago: Dear Sen. Hagan: Must you alienate your base this early in your career? Word from the DCist is that … more →

Tags: Kay Hagan

Giving the Key to Colbert1 comment

thehaysay wrote 10 months ago: Anyone catch the Colbert Report last night?  Colbert played around with Eleanor Holmes Norton and DC … more →

Tags: Columbia Heights/DC, colbert

Demand the Vote! [News, 1.29]

nick geisinger wrote 11 months ago: - D.C. voting rights no longer a bad joke (WaPo, 1/29) - Let Them Into the House (Slate, 1/28) - DC … more →

Tags: WG's "In the News"

Hear Our Voice2 comments

Peace Justice wrote 11 months ago: Peeped some of the Hear Our Voice DC Statehood posters on U Street the other day. Glad people are ta … more →

Tags: DC, upset the setup, hip hop blogs, D.C. Blogs, silkscreen, DC statehood, Hear Our Voice, Posters

D.C. Voters Finally Elect a U.S. Senator

Fake Virginia wrote 1 year ago: For over 200 years, the citizens of the District of Columbia have not had a say in U.S. Senate elect … more →

Tags: Congressional Campaigns, ted stevens, Mark Begich, Senator-elect Mark Begich

DC Voting Rights, an Historical Perspective8 comments

crudley wrote 1 year ago: When Peter Stuyvesant, governor of New Amsterdam, refused to surrender to the threatening British fl … more →

Tags: governance, Politics, Washington, DC, Voting, Rights, Congress


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