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Government Corruption
Supreme Court put the kibosh on effort to elect members of Congress in District of Columbia
2021-10-05
[Right Scoop] The Supreme Court today put the kibosh on an effort by voters in the District of Columbia to elect Congress members:
CNN — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a long shot bid from registered voters in the District of Columbia who sought the ability to elect representatives to Congress.

The group of voters said their inability to vote for members of Congress violated their rights to equal protection and due process and pointed to the fact that Congress extended voting rights to overseas residents but not to similarly situated residents of DC.

"Residents of the District of Columbia are the only adult American citizens subject to federal income taxes who lack voting representation in Congress, except for felons in some States," lawyers for the residents wrote in legal papers.

A lower court ruled against the voters, holding that they do not live in a "state."

The court rejected the appeal without comment.
While the Supreme Court’s rejection allows the lower court ruling to stand, the overall effort is by no means over. Fascist Democrats are continually trying to push for statehood so they can elect more Democrats to Congress so they can destroy this country.

Even so, I’m very glad the Supreme Court didn’t even entertain this unconstitutional madness.
Posted by:Besoeker

#11  Good decision by Scrotus.
Posted by: JohnQC   2021-10-05 22:42  

#10  It must be frustrating to have your totally genius plans to create a Brave New World constantly thwarted by a bunch of old dead white guys and their stinky Constitution.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-10-05 21:03  

#9  Del Rio TX. Under the bridge.
Posted by: Sheba tse Tung4690   2021-10-05 19:04  

#8  at the time it was established DC was at the center of the 13 colonies/states. Now somewhere near Topeka, KS is.

Heh. If they were throwing fits about Kansas City, they would love Topeka.

How about the confluence of the Platte and Missouri rivers? Nah, Platte City looks like a nice place. Can we make Death Valley work?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-10-05 18:50  

#7  Only fly in that ointment is that Maryland doesn't want the place. I adds nothing, and it adds to the crime rate. Prince George's county is presently and extension of the district. Absorbing the District would make it an extension of Prince George's County. Yuck.
Posted by: Fred   2021-10-05 18:34  

#6  Virginia took back Arlington from DC in the late 1800s. Maryland should take back much of the remains of DC, leaving only the federal triangle - the Mall, the White House, etc. as the district.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2021-10-05 12:40  

#5  Can they simply give it back to Maryland? Snd give the liberal lunatic enclave in Fairfax around DC in NVa to them as well.
Posted by: Chealing Chomotle4158   2021-10-05 12:27  

#4  Effort to add two Dem Senators
Posted by: Frank G   2021-10-05 12:13  

#3  at the time it was established DC was at the center of the 13 colonies/states. Now somewhere near Topeka, KS is. Questions?
Posted by: irish rage boy   2021-10-05 11:48  

#2  Cut the power? I say we dust off and nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-10-05 10:24  

#1  Now if the Supreme Court could only shut off electricity and water to D.C.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-10-05 10:14  

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