New Hampshire Lawmakers Consider Measure on D.C. Vote
posted 11:04 am Sat January 05, 2008 - Washington
Lawmakers in New Hampshire are considering a measure rebuking the state's two U.S. senators for opposing a bill to grant D.C. a vote in Congress. Fenty and several D.C. Council members plan to testify Wednesday at a hearing in Concord.
Republican Senators John Sununu and Judd Gregg voted with party leaders against giving the D.C. vote bill an up-or-down vote last September. The bill fell three votes short of ending a filibuster.
Cindy Rosenwald, a member of the state House of Representatives, sponsored the measure that would express "regret" over the senators' votes. She says she was struck by D.C. license plates, which carry the slogan "Taxation Without Representation."
D.C. Council member David Catania says it's time to look for support outside Washington to help gain a vote in Congress.
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Information from: The Washington Post
Latest Comment on New Hampshire Lawmakers Consider Measure on D.C. Vote
JTSpangler
8:40 pm on 01/05/08
A vote for DC in the House is purely a matter of the federal Constitution, which the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service has said does _not_ permit it without an Amendment. If a vote is granted to DC, it should be through that route, or else legislation purporting to grant it should be immediately reviewed by the Supreme Court before it becomes effective. All other talk and action is pure bull.
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