"The D.C. Voting Rights Act―or D.C. Delegate Norton's original bill for equal congressional representation―could then be revived, based on the hope that a court challenge by Republicans might be overcome, despite the plain language of the constitution." Timothy Cooper about the D.C. Voting Rights Act and a November 8, 2008 Washington Post Editorial.
"President Obama should be petitioned directly to consider issuing a primetime national appeal on behalf of D.C. statehood, appealing to the nation's sense of fairness and to his efforts to create a more perfect union. Such a plea would be similar to President Johnson's call to Congress in the 1960s to support uncompromising civil rights legislation. But whereas Johnson invoked the classic lyrics, "We shall overcome," President Obama should summon the nation to right an historical wrong with his own script: "D.C. Statehood―Yes, we can."
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