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Again with the 51st State...

Eric Lurio | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: DC Voting Rights, Puerto Rico Governor, Puerto Rico, Expanding the Union, Politics News, Puerto Rico Statehood, The 51st StateHR 2499, Obama, Republicans, Pedro Pierluisi, Natural Resources Committee, Luis Fortuno, Politics News
Eric Lurio

The main argument against Puerto Rican statehood is taxation. Except for DC, it has been the policy of the federal government that there be no taxation without representation, so Puerto Ricans don't pay income tax.

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DC Has Waited More Than Two Centuries, Can It Wait Another Week?

Eric Lurio | Posted 04.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: DC Voting Rights, Breaking Politics News, Eleanor Holmes Norton, History, Washington DC, Politics News
Eric Lurio

It's good that the actual mechanics of democracy are reexamined every now and again. It keeps everything moving smoothly.

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Jason Linkins

Stephen Colbert Credited For Raising Awareness Of DC Vote Effort

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: DC Voting Rights, Video, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Stephen Colbert, Politics News

Eleanor Holmes Norton has become one of the better known faces in the effort, thanks to her hilarious confrontations with Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report.

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Senate Backs Amendment To Outlaw 'Fairness Doctrine'

Fox News | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jim Demint, DC Voting Rights, Fairness Doctrine Talk Radio, The Fairness Doctrine, Fairness Doctrine Radio, Fairness Doctrine, Fairness Doctrine Internet, Politics News

The Senate approved an amendment Thursday that would outlaw the so-called "Fairness Doctrine," an off-the-books policy that once required broadcasters...

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Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: February 24, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Adele Fergusen, David Vitter, Economic Crisis, DC Voting Rights, Drudge Report, Roland Burris, Politics News

BoingBoing pulls this snip from Felix Salmon's latest piece for Wired: A year ago, it was hardly unthinkable that a math wizard like David X. Li migh...

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Taking the Critics at Their Word

Nicholas Stephanopoulos | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: DC Voting Rights, District of Columbia, Politics News
Nicholas Stephanopoulos

The U.S. House and Senate are both primed to pass the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009. If enacted, the bill would give the Distri...

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Jason Linkins

Rep. Don Young (R-AK) Blames Stevens Conviction On D.C. Residents

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ted Stevens, Home Rule Charter, DC Voting Rights, Washington DC, Don Young, VECO Corp, Dcist, Senate Races, Politics News

So, as you no doubt know, two days ago, Alaska Senator Ted Stevens was convicted of multiple counts of making false statements about a quarter million...

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Bush v. Gore Rears Its Head: The Politicization of Voting Rights (Part I)

Shahid Buttar | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, US Supreme Court, Race in Politics, Latino Politics, Voting Rights, Rule of Law, DC Voting Rights, Voter ID Laws, Conservative Supreme Court Justices, Proportional Representation, Supreme Court Bush vs. Gore, Politics News
Shahid Buttar

Today, as the nation prepares to rid itself of the presidential yoke imposed seven years ago by the Supreme Court, the Court continues to engage in partisan judicial activism.

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Senate Republicans Kill DC Voting Rights Bill

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: DC Voting Rights, GOP DC Vote, Voting Rights, DC Vote, Politics News

A bill that would have given District of Columbia residents their first-ever member of Congress died in the Senate on Tuesday, dashing hopes of finall...

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