LinkLinksOpinion Washington Post Editorial Board: Republicans fixate on nonsense arguments against D.C. statehood while denying a basic right By Editor On Mar 26, 2021 Last updated Mar 26, 2021 38 Share REPUBLICANS IN Congress did not use to make the case that residents of the District of Columbia deserved no representation in Congress; the issue was only how to do it. “Let’s be real, how can you argue with a straight face that D.C. should not have some direct congressional representation?” was the challenge put forward by then-Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) in 2004 during a House hearing on four different ways to give D.C. direct representation in Congress. Now the Republican position seems to be not only to oppose statehood. They believe D.C. residents — taxpayers, volunteers in the military, citizens — should have no voice in their government whatsoever. 38 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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