Archive: DC Vote
You can fight, but you can't vote
By Nelson F. Rimensnyder Washington Six years ago, my son, James Rimensnyder, then a West Point cadet and a newly registered voter, testified before the D.C. Republican Committee on voting representation in Congress for D. C. residents. The committee was...
By Michael Larabee | October 23, 2009; 12:27 PM ET | Comments (1)
No vote for the federal seat
By Michael Duncan Washington A “voting right” for 60 square miles of concentrated federal government runs afoul of every intention of our Constitution [“D.C. voting rights hypocrisy,” editorial, Oct. 20]. The Founding Fathers would be appalled by such a sprawling...
By Michael Larabee | October 23, 2009; 12:24 PM ET | Comments (0)
D.C. Needs a House Vote
By Mark Plotkin Washington Yesterday was our nation's birthday, but D.C. residents weren't invited to the party. Oh, sure, we can sit in front of the Capitol and along the Mall to enjoy the music and the fireworks. But D.C....
By Stephen Stromberg | July 3, 2009; 04:39 PM ET | Comments (4)
We're Stronger for the Voting Rights Battle
By Vincent C. Gray And Ilir Zherka Washington Through our combined decades spent fighting for civil rights and social justice, we have never seen a more resilient group of people than supporters of congressional voting rights for the nation’s capital....
By Gina Acosta | June 12, 2009; 05:45 PM ET | Comments (2)
Wrong Way on D.C. Voting Rights
Congress might be right in trying to correct the political wrong being done to the residents of the District of Columbia [Metro, Feb. 28]. Perhaps the lack of suffrage is an “intolerable injustice of American citizens being denied representation in...
By Gina Acosta | March 10, 2009; 04:58 PM ET | Comments (0)
D.C. Voting Rights and the Poison Pill
The nation's capital is close to getting a much sought-after voting rights bill. But "close," as the saying goes, counts only in horseshoe games, and in throwing hand grenades. While the Voting Rights Act of 2009 nears enactment, the...
By Marisa Katz | March 3, 2009; 05:46 PM ET | Comments (27)
Voting Rights for D.C.?
The Post editorial board writes today that it's time for Congress to grant voting rights to D.C. -- and that constitutional objections are a ruse. Read the editorial below and discuss with a member of the editorial board. Editorial: Representation...
By Marisa Katz | January 28, 2009; 12:44 AM ET | Comments (2)
