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To bring the powerful ideals of our nation’s democracy – the right to vote for representation and the right to self-governance – to the people of DC, and to stand with efforts across the nation for a strong, fair, participatory democracy for all.
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DC Vote is a national grass roots engagement and advocacy organization dedicated to strengthening our nation’s democracy and securing civil equality through self-government and full voting rights for the people who call the District of Columbia home.
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New reason for #DCStatehood: We have an official dinosaur. https://twitter.com/tuckcomatus/status/1619330371665154049
Happy Capitalosaurus Day! On this day in 1898, construction workers discovered dinosaur bones in Southeast Washington DC, so far the only dinosaur remains found in DC. Capitalosaurus, likely a T Rex ancestor, was designed DC's official dinosaur in 1998.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/capitalsaurus-court
Small states should stick together, which is why I was proud that the DE Senate passed my resolution supporting DC Statehood. Delaware's @SenatorCarper has been the U.S. Senate's loudest champion of H.R. 51, Delegate @EleanorNorton bill that would establish DC as the 51st State.
Yesterday, @ChmnMendelson & the DC Council sent its Revised Criminal Code Act to Congress to begin the 60-day review process where members of Congress from places like Tennessee & Georgia can override legislation passed lawfully by those elected to represent DC.
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#NonprofitSpotlight: Patrice Snow, the communications director for @DCVote, was quoted in an article from The GW Hatchet highlighting the renewed push to make DC a state.
Norton, advocates renew D.C. statehood push despite GOP opposition
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said she expects GOP opposition to her third introduction of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act last week.
www.gwhatchet.com
Roses are red,
Violets are blue
DC has more residents than Wyoming
And should be a state, too.
"'We at @DCVote have always framed the fight for freedom as a taxation without representation issue... and a racial justice issue but now, because of @DCFPI's brilliant work, we can add #DCStatehood as an economic equality issue,' [Bo] Shuff said."
Report Shows D.C. Hurting Fiscally Without Statehood
The D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute released a report on Jan. 19 revealing the District loses billions of dollars ann...
www.washingtoninformer.com
