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Party Loyalty Aside, Let’s Have One Voice on D.C. Voting Rights
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Washington Post (DC) |
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012 |
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Letter to the editor: Joseph N. Grano |
Mark Plotkin [“A floor fight for D.C. statehood,” Local Opinions, Aug. 26] is correct: The District gets no respect from either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party on the issue of voting rights. How can they take us seriously when we gave President Obama “an astounding 92 percent of the vote,” as Mr. Plotkin said? With such extreme numbers in favor of a Democrat, we can safely be ignored by both parties. And the results in the party platforms show this: For the Republicans — no mention of a vote in Congress for the District; and for the Democrats — no mention of statehood.
It’s easy, however, to remedy these twin snubs. The D.C. delegates, Republicans and Democrats, should go to the floor of their conventions and demand the passage of a resolution stating that, as long as the District has no vote in Congress, its citizens should be exempt from paying federal income taxes, as are citizens of Puerto Rico and the other U.S. territories. Further, when Congress returns on Sept. 10, it should immediately take up the bill sponsored by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) calling for exactly that. . .
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