Voting Representation for the District of Columbia Panel Discussion

The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy presents a briefing on:

Voting Representation for the District of Columbia

The panel will feature:

• Bruce Spiva, Partner, Spiva & Hartnett, LLP; Chair of the Board of Directors, DC Vote
• Walter Smith, Executive Director, DC Appleseed
• John Fortier, Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
• Moderator, Gilda Daniels, Assistant Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law

Lunch will be served at 12:00 noon

The panel will be 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Thursday, March 15, 2007
1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor

On Thursday, March 15, 2007, ACS will host a panel discussion on DC voting rights. As it has done in past congressional sessions, Congress is currently considering legislation that would extend voting representation to D.C. residents. Opponents of such legislation have raised questions about the constitutionality of extending the right to vote to residents of a "non-state." Does Congress possess the power to provide such voting rights through simple legislation or would a constitutional amendment be required? Advocates from both sides of the issue will present their positions in a panel discussion that will include the opportunity for audience questions.

To RSVP, please click here. If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact us at 202.393.6181 or events@acslaw.org.

The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) is one of the nation's leading progressive legal organizations. Founded in 2001, ACS is a rapidly growing network of lawyers, law students, scholars, judges, policymakers and other concerned individuals. Our mission is to ensure that fundamental principles of human dignity, individual rights and liberties, genuine equality, and access to justice enjoy their rightful, central place in American law.

For more information, visit http://www.acslaw.org/node/4486.

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