White House Threatens D.C. Vote Bill (Would Veto Bill to Give D.C. Vote in House of Reps)

Associated Press ^ | March 20, 2007 | JIM ABRAMS

[freeangel]

"violates constitutional language"

You mean someone still thinks we have a valid constitution?

[flashbunny]

only when it suits that someone's purpose.

[vetsvette]

The President would be quite correct in vetoing this bill -- but, historically, he's not seemed willing to veto clearly unconstitutional bills that show up on his desk, so who knows what he'll do?

[DrDeb]

FYI: Snarkiness is REALLY unbecoming (and getting VERY old)!

[Hambone02]

"I hope the president's legacy isn't vetoing democracy in the District of Columbia" while the United States is spending huge sums to promote democracy in Afghanistan and Iraq, he said...

What a freakin' moron. D.C. is the CAPITOL of our country, not a state. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't D.C. a self governing city? What's next, New York City having national representation? I think D.C. should remain a neutral zone in American national politics. That is what was intended.

[sgtbono2002]

This bill is horse hockey to begin with.

Eleonor Holmes Norton. Just what we need another racist member of the Congressional Black caucus.

[vetsvette]

"FYI: Snarkiness is REALLY unbecoming (and getting VERY old)!"

You'd make a pretty good DU'er -- can't stand the truth.

[stylin19a]

If congress was suppose to have the right to "give" voting rights to D.C. the 23rd amendment wouldn't have been so narrowly defined.

Besides, this was tried as a constitutional amendment in 1978 and died a lonely death in 1985.

why does congress now think they don't have to go through the amendment process ?

[caisson71]

DC is a gold mine for Dimocraps with 2/3 illiteracy rate.

[Rosemont]

Marion Berry is a good example of the constituents of D.C.

[AmericaUnited]

The House is to vote Friday on the legislation that would give a vote to the D.C. delegate while creating, until the 2010 census, a new at- large seat for Utah. Sneaky little devils. The DC seat would be carged in granite and the Utah seat would go poof like a smoke ring in a gail.

[KoRn]

"FYI: Snarkiness is REALLY unbecoming (and getting VERY old)!"

I know the truth hurts sometimes, but I would hardly consider speaking the truth to be "snarky". Have some more koolaid!

[newnhdad]

I have an idea. Just roll the DC voting population into MD where they would become part of a few districts already dominated by dims. The Capitol mall area, where the actual seat of government is located would remain neutral because nobody except the president will actually live there.
This would eliminate the need for the 70,000 DC school employees, 100,000 ticket writers, and 200,000 government employees on disability would become the responsibility of the great state of Taxyland.

[GAB-1955]

I'm in favor of giving D.C. residents the right to vote in Maryland Congressional and Senatorial elections. They can keep the rest of the foofoorah west of Eastern Avenue, thank you.

[mass55th]

"Eleonor Holmes Norton"

I wonder who wrote the Bill for her. Based on her being unable to gather her thoughts or read a simple statement at last Friday's Plame hearing, I'm wondering if she isn't in the 1/3 of D.C. found to be illiterate in a recent study.

[sgtbono2002]

They might as well be allowed to vote in Maryland. Thanks to DC refugees and bedroom liberals from Montgomery and PG county we cant get anything but Dumbocrats anyway.

[sgtbono2002]

Lets just say she isnt the sharpest knife in the drawer.

[napscoordinator]

Maybe they should not pay taxes or something since they don't get a vote. Taxation without Representation or something to that effect. I bet that would shut them up. No taxes would do the trick for sure.

[JOE43270]

"You mean someone still thinks we have a valid constitution?"

YES I DO!