icantcmyeye Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Yesterday the United Nations released a 12 page document about the humans rights violations of the USA. One of which being the fact that the District of Columbia cannot vote in congress. Or... as the U.N. put it... "The Committee . . . remains concerned that residents of the District of Columbia do not enjoy full representation in Congress, a restriction which does not seem to be compatible with article 25 of the covenant," For as long as there has been an america, the district of columbia has not been allowed to vote in the congress. Do you think that the district should get a vote in the House of Congress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue107 Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 no, they have noone in congress representing them, noone running for congress even talks to anyone in dc if they got congressmen than that would be different 485th person to ever play RuneScapeBlue107- perm banned 10/12/2007. $300 USD reward if you can get me in contact with someone who will take 5 seconds to look at evidence and get my original character unbanned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icantcmyeye Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 they do have a congreswoman, Elenor Holmes Norton (D) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GhostRanger Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 I'm kind of confused, could you explain exactly what the problem is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_OnE Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 The problem is that D.C. (the little part of the United States that isn't actually a state) doesn't get to vote in Congress. This means that they don't have a say in what goes on in the U.S. As for my opinions on it, I don't really know. I guess it would be fair for them to get some vote... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigra00 Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 *Scratches head* Maryland? :uhh: There is a reason there are 50 stars on the flag, not 51. I know some people like to think of D.C. as a state (why...?), but it apparently isn't. It's located in Maryland....Maryland has its vote. The popularity of any given religion today depends on the victories of the wars they fought in the past. - Me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GhostRanger Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 The problem is that D.C. (the little part of the United States that isn't actually a state) doesn't get to vote in Congress. This means that they don't have a say in what goes on in the U.S. As for my opinions on it, I don't really know. I guess it would be fair for them to get some vote... But didn't he just say they do have a Congressman? I'm so confused... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Representation in federal government The U.S. Constitution gives Congress direct jurisdiction for Washington, D.C. While Congress has delegated various amounts of this authority to local government, from time to time, Congress still intervenes in local affairs relating to schools, gun control policy, and other issues. Citizens of the District lack elected voting representation in Congress, though they have three electoral votes in the Presidential elections, giving it more electoral votes per capita than 49 states. Citizens of Washington are represented in the House of Representatives by a non-voting delegate (currently Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC At-Large)) who sits on committees and participates in debate but cannot vote. D.C. does not have representation in the Senate. Attempts to change this situation, including the proposed District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment, have been unsuccessful. Citizens of Washington, D.C. are not unique in having diminished representation in their federal legislature, although they are unique in having no voting representation at all. Other nations that have built capital cities from scratch, including Australia and Nigeria, have diminished representation for a federal district. Washington's situation can also be compared to the historical status of U.S. territories, which had only non-voting delegates to the House. So they have a a non-voting congress member, and no Senators. 3 electoral votes is a pretty good deal for the population they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giordano Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 electoral votes I hate those things, they ruin so-called "Decmorcacy" in US. I agree that people in DC should vote, but as the state of Mayland. "The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you never hear it you'll never know what justice is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moron8275 Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Why in the world would they be part of Maryland? And people, stop quoting Wikipedia. Wikipedia= crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 And people, stop quoting Wikipedia. Wikipedia= crap. Although you should take wiki with a pinch of salt, I'll take it over you any day. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigra00 Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 the us sucks there all for democracy, why dont they give back all the land they raped from the native americans and stop preaching what they dont practice. You're just mad because our ancestors got the best of yours and we've grown large enough to stomp you into oblivion. We didn't rape ALL the Native American's land...Just...Most of it. :lol: As for the "Why would they be a part of Maryland?" question...Umm...Washington D.C. is located in Maryland... The popularity of any given religion today depends on the victories of the wars they fought in the past. - Me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCHughes Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 DC has an electoral vote, so they ought to be able to vote in Congress. the russians are the best! Hands down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icantcmyeye Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 *Scratches head* Maryland? :uhh: There is a reason there are 50 stars on the flag, not 51. I know some people like to think of D.C. as a state (why...?), but it apparently isn't. It's located in Maryland....Maryland has its vote. D.C. is not a part of maryland. it is an independant congresional district. In the USA, states are broken up into a total of 435 districts shaped by population. Each district gets one congressman who is voted in every two years, but often stay in for years and years. D.C. is an independant district, as are the U.S. Virgin Islands. it is not part of maryland, nor is it part of Virginia And BTW, wikipedia has taken many steps recently to ensure its credibility... it is pretty accurate now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 I dunno, I kind of like the license plates :P "Taxation Without Representation" I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezcake Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 I killed some of the spam on this thread. If anyone would like to read up on the amendment granting the DC electoral votes: http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution ... xxiii.html I think they should merge DC into Maryland. It should not be its own congressional district and there's no reason for it to be so. They have 3 electoral votes, which is approximately 1 vote for every 267k people living in DC (which is great for their population). I push to merge the two together. ==================================Retired tip.it moderator.Teaching and inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icantcmyeye Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 though that sounds good on paper, no one in d.c. would agree to become part of maryland. The biggest problem in d.c. is that most of it is government land and therefore tax-exempt. this poses a problem to the local government because it lacks tax income from much of the city. d.c. has tried to get federal funding to make up for areasthat cannot be taxed, but has been refused by the government every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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