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Will Left Sit Out Attacks on DC?
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huffingtonpost.com (blog) |
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010 |
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Ilir Zherka |
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Politics |
How is it possible for Republican leaders to take on the issues of gay marriage, crucial AIDS prevention programs and medical marijuana in a single day? By throwing their weight around in the District of Columbia.
It begins on the first day of the new Congress. We expect the new Republican majority to strip the District of Columbia of the little power its citizens have, as they did in 1995, by revoking DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton's vote in the Committee of the Whole House.
This seemingly small rules change by the Speaker of the House impacts over 500,000 Americans who live in Washington, DC. With the slap of a gavel, their voice on national and local issues is muffled to silence. Some conservative Republicans will then attempt to eliminate or restrict a whole range of progressive DC laws as a way of placating the religious and social right wing of their party. If the left -- from advocacy organizations to pundits and funders - is serious about fighting back, they will start by helping defend the taxpaying citizens in the District of Columbia.
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