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heard on the radio: "DC residents may not have the right to vote, but twelve of them may have just determined the Alaskan senate race." -- nm

Posted by Max Oct 30 '08, 10:47

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District of Columbia voting rights -- (link) - Beryllium the Impaler Oct 30, 10:52
Hah, their motto is "Taxation without Representation" -- nm - Beryllium the Impaler Oct 30, 10:51 3
- it's on the license plates. cracks me up. -- nm - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 10:54
- Any reason on why DC has never been granted at least a single actual Rep or Senator despite its non-statehood? - celedhrymandias Oct 30, 10:54 1
  - I dunno, read the wikipedia article. :) -- nm - Beryllium the Impaler Oct 30, 10:55
Um, what? DC'ers can't vote for Prez? -- nm - con_carne Oct 30, 10:49 1
- They've only been legally allowed to vote for the president since 1961 -- nm - Beryllium the Impaler Oct 30, 10:59
ummm... - znufrii Oct 30, 10:49 4
- They don't have a congressional vote -- nm - Beryllium the Impaler Oct 30, 10:51 1
  - Trivia: Because Georgetown is located in DC and can't get state funds, they have a full time congressional lobbyist. - slutty zombie loosilu Oct 30, 10:59
- He probably meant "right to vote in Alaska" -- nm - celedhrymandias Oct 30, 10:50 1
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