There are more people in DC than in the

Entire. State. of Wyoming.

Fair's fair: yank their 2 senators and their representative - all one of her - too.

Then let's rehold a couple of those recent votes, shall we?

JP

Let's amend the constitution. It's the right thing to do.

Hiiiiiiiilarious. Republics squealing "the Constertuuushun". After the last 7 years of raping it, you get a taco bell drive thru conscience? Clowns, just freaking clown parodies of themselves.

PS we're not laughing WITH you.......

Only a "state" can have representatives. DC is not a state.
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Section 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states, and the electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislature.

No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in which he shall be chosen.

Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states which may be included within this union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct. The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand, but each state shall have at least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the state of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.

When vacancies happen in the Representation from any state, the executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.

The House of Representatives shall choose their speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment.

Bad move. A very bad move.

"Why does the US Senate have any Constitutional authority on who IS or IS NOT a voting member of the House of Representatives?"........Because it's in OUR Constitution that they don't have that power. Try reading it sometimes, I bet you will be amazed at what is and is not allowed.

This is sad. Senator McConnell argues that the nation's founders envisioned the federal city as a separate entity from the states. The capital's independence would prevent it from getting special treatment and allow the other states to remain equal. This is simply absurd. The founding fathers never envisioned that the federal capital would grow into a large city, they expected a pastoral America. And this bill would give DC a vote commiserate with their population. To deny them a voice on taxation and other matters of national importance is simply a disenfranchisement of citizens. Let's be clear one vote in the House. This would not have given DC two Senators. It's pure politics because if DC voted Republican I'm sure Senator McConnell might sing a different tune. It's an embarrassment that the nation's capital is the only capital city in the world where its residents are disenfranchised. Mexico, Colombia and Brazil also have special capital districts and their residents are amply represented.

D C is not a state its host to people who proven they don't know anything about voting. Berry durg head mayor of this crap hole.

Every obstruction is a nail in your coffin, Republics. 408 days, count em.

Too bad for this run, 10 to 1 it passess next session when the Dems have more than 60 votes, of course the Repubs may have gone the way of the Whigs (My whig has an 'H' in it) by then.

It is precisely Congress' role to say this is unconstitutional and to amend the constitution if needed.

You could have the 9th Circuit in Frisco finding all sorts of things in the constitution that aren't there. As they have.

This is clearly unfair.

I believe many in this country believe that DC getting a voting member in Congress will be a dress rehearsal for DC STATEHOOD, and perhaps PUERTO RICAN STATEHOOD.

Its too bad. But when the Democrats have more than 60 Senators after next year's election, it will be a done deal.

All the Dems voted for it except Baucus (D-MT). Byrd (D-WV) is not vote Yea or Nay. I am kinda disappointed by this. I wished that it did pass. It is really unfair to the people of DC not to have a voting rep. And it is not congress's role to say if a law is unconstitutional, let the courts decide that.

Why does the US Senate have any Constitutional authority on who IS or IS NOT a voting member of the House of Representatives?

Does Experience Matter? (Clinton and JFK didn't think so)

This Video Is Showing That Hillary is a hypocrite for saying obama has no experience, Obama can be president because two fmr presidents were
where he is right now, history proves experience makes an either worse president( nixon, bush, vp dick cheney, defense sec.rumsfeld)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBy3AKn_2Fk