See that? It's a little of my idealism.. too bad I have no voting voice in the federal government.

[ravenjewel]

It is wrong that DC doesn't have a voting member of Congress. I live in DC. A lot of young, idealistic, do-gooder types live in DC. A fair amount of rich white folks live in DC too. There are also a whole lot of poor black people who live in DC. None of us gets to elect people to represent us in our federal government. Politics aside--and boy, are

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[wkndnmnaco]

we don't disagree, but re paragraph two i think your language gives away ground too readily: even if one were to concede the question of constitutionality, the belief that the vote is "not constitutional" is not an argument against granting DC residents the vote. it's an excuse for not doing something about it with the current legislation. after all, congress could draft an amendment to clear all this up if they really wanted to.

[wkndnmnaco]

(not that i think the chances it would pass the states today are any higher than in the 80s, but that's a discussion for another day)

[derkeks]

I'll try to be there, but I can't promise you anything ;)

Seriously, though. Fight for your rights! I hope you make an impact.

Alex