I think a lot of Americans do not realize that residents of the District of Columbia do not have voting representation in Congress. According to a recent alert from Common Cause, DC is "the only national capital among the world's democracies that lacks a vote. Even citizens in Baghdad have the right to representation in Iraq's legislature."
The DC Voting Rights Act, which can change all that, is heading for a vote in the next few days. According to Common Cause, the DC Voting Rights Act "recognizes that partisan political considerations have always entered into issues that are fundamentally about fairness and justice. This proposal puts those considerations aside by adding two new seats to the House, one for the District and another that will go to Utah, which barely missed gaining another seat after the last census. It's a practical, fair solution to a problem that has been a stain on our democracy for over 200 years."
You can help. Tell your Representative to vote for the DC Voting Rights Act.
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