"Section 1. The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct:
A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State; they shall be in addition to those appointed by the States, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a State; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment.
Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."
This Amendment gave the right to the residents of the District of Columbia to vote for president and Vice President. This Amendment was ratified by the states on March 29th, 1961.
Senator Akaka on DC Voting Rights
Senator Akaka on DC Voting Rights
Comment:
I completely agree with Senator Akaka. I ma not sure if it is still an issue today for the residents of DC to be able to vote in the presidential election, and if it is then I believe that they should have the right like any other citizen of the United States. Just like Senator Akaka mention in the video, they are also paying taxes like any other person, in this country. I don't think it is fair not to count them when it should be the complete opposite since they also happen to live in the capital of this country.
Keep fighting for voting rights
By Ilir Zherka, Washington
Ben Pershing’s Nov. 28 article, “For D.C. voting rights, window appears closed,” offered an overly pessimistic view of Washington’s future.
If recent elections have taught us anything, it is that such bold, blanket predictions regarding the political future are almost always incorrect. None of us knows what lies in store for the next two years, much less the next 10.
“D.C. voting rights is dead” — that is what was said after the House failed to take up a bill in 2006 and after senators filibustered in 2007. After each of those setbacks, we regrouped and pushed forward. Each time the bill was “resurrected” from the ashes, it had more votes in support than it had before.
But we must also remember this fight is about more than voting rights. Equally important is defending and expanding home rule to give D.C. residents the full democracy all other Americans enjoy. While the District has not yet obtained a full vote in the House, it has made many other significant advances.
Congress finally passed the District’s budget without riders limiting home rule. The District was able to implement long-delayed public health programs, serving its constituents as needed like every other local jurisdiction in the nation. This success is a direct result of the collective work of the D.C. democracy movement.
We must defend this progress in the next Congress. In June, a Post editorial stated that “fighting for voting rights is hard. That isn’t reason to give up.” DC Vote, along with our partners in Congress and the D.C. government, will not give up. We will keep fighting every fight that will bring Washington closer to full democracy.
Source: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-opinions/2010/12/keep_fighting_for_voting_right.html
Comment:
This article is also in favor of the voting rights for the residents of the District of Columbia. I believe as I sad in my post above that all the citizens of the United States regardless to where they live, that they should be counted equally. There is a reason for this Amendment, because WE THE PEOPLE are one nation, and we all have the same rights and we all should be counted equally.
If recent elections have taught us anything, it is that such bold, blanket predictions regarding the political future are almost always incorrect. None of us knows what lies in store for the next two years, much less the next 10.
“D.C. voting rights is dead” — that is what was said after the House failed to take up a bill in 2006 and after senators filibustered in 2007. After each of those setbacks, we regrouped and pushed forward. Each time the bill was “resurrected” from the ashes, it had more votes in support than it had before.
But we must also remember this fight is about more than voting rights. Equally important is defending and expanding home rule to give D.C. residents the full democracy all other Americans enjoy. While the District has not yet obtained a full vote in the House, it has made many other significant advances.
Congress finally passed the District’s budget without riders limiting home rule. The District was able to implement long-delayed public health programs, serving its constituents as needed like every other local jurisdiction in the nation. This success is a direct result of the collective work of the D.C. democracy movement.
We must defend this progress in the next Congress. In June, a Post editorial stated that “fighting for voting rights is hard. That isn’t reason to give up.” DC Vote, along with our partners in Congress and the D.C. government, will not give up. We will keep fighting every fight that will bring Washington closer to full democracy.
Source: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-opinions/2010/12/keep_fighting_for_voting_right.html
Comment:
This article is also in favor of the voting rights for the residents of the District of Columbia. I believe as I sad in my post above that all the citizens of the United States regardless to where they live, that they should be counted equally. There is a reason for this Amendment, because WE THE PEOPLE are one nation, and we all have the same rights and we all should be counted equally.
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