Heritage In Focus: Why D.C. Can't Vote in Congress

The District of Columbia has no vote in Congress because that's the way the Constitution set it up

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[strawberEfieldz4ever]

i think that d.c should not get senators in congress but i think they should repel the 23rd admendment and replace it with an admenment that said the district of columbia shall get pres. electors and one representive...and even though im a conservative i have to say the gop doesnt want d.c voting rights b/c like 90% of d.c is liberal and black

[Deezil7]

Who decides when to follow and break the rules of the constitution? The HR-1955 ACT is unconstitutional... so is the FEDERAL RESERVE and INCOME TAXES...But when it comes to voting we have to follow the constitution. Lie,cheat,and steal is all our GOVERNment knows how to do.

[EastAtlantaboy]

lol

[neothomist1275]

The District of Columbia (trademarks United States, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, USA, U.S.A) is a Crown Corporation which entered into co-extensive rule with Washington City with the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871.

[getplaning]

A bill to give the U.S. taxpayers who live in the District of Columbia a voting representative in the House of Representatives had majority support in the Senate today, but it wasn't enough to overcome GOP obstructionist tactics. The bill's 57-vote majority was three short of the total needed to end a Republican filibuster. Taxation without representation continues.

[MaximusNYC]

If D.C. had a majority of white Christian conservatives, the Heritage Foundation would be screaming about the denial of their voting rights.

[xand0r]

Yeaaaah...I mean, technically, Guam and Puerto Rico get Representatives, but they're not allowed to vote, if I am correctly. Kind of like the US Representative from DC (but as Stephen Colbert pointed out, he doesnt consider DC to be technically part of the United States of America, period, because "it's not really a state.") Again, you should either stop federally taxing DC or give'em a vote in Congress.

[MaximusNYC]

The "federal enclaves" clause of the Constitution (like many parts of the Constitution) is extremely vague. Conservatives conveniently interpret it to include all of D.C., but courts have previously ruled that people living in other "federal enclaves" have the right to Congressional representation. There is another side to this argument which the Heritage Foundation is not presenting.

[MaximusNYC]

"Abiding by our Constitution is still the most important rule of law." Ha ha ha ha... Hey, Mr. Young Republican, tell it to Alberto Gonzales.

There are more people living in DC than in Wyoming. And yet Wyoming gets a member of the House and two Senators. Guess what? All three of them are Republicans.

[jomarris]

Surprise, surprise. The Heritage Foundation doesn't want Democratic stronghold D.C. to have a vote...