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Let Washington Vote - Support Equal Rights for D.C.
Target: U.S. CongressSponsored by: DC Vote
Like all Americans, the 600,000 residents of the District of Columbia pay income taxes and serve their country in times of war. Teachers, doctors, veterans, military personnel, parents – all pay billions per year in federal income taxes.
Yet for more than 200 years, District residents have been denied voting representation in Congress, the very body that controls every aspect of the city's judicial, executive, and legislative functions. A bill is before Congress that would give DC residents their first-ever voting member in the House of Representatives, but it is being filibustered by a minority of Senators.
Time has come for Congress to end taxation without representation.
Tell Congress that you support bringing democracy to America’s Capital!
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We support D.C. voting rights!
# 5,600:
10:59 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Danielle Masek, Illinois
# 5,599:
10:18 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Lisa Molitor, California
# 5,598:
9:57 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Amie Howell, California
# 5,597:
9:41 pm PDT, Jul 3,
William Ortlieb, Tennessee
# 5,596:
9:35 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Diane Mettam, California
# 5,595:
9:19 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Andy High, Colorado
# 5,594:
9:06 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Edward Wright, Alabama
# 5,593:
9:00 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Margot Del prete, Florida
# 5,592:
8:48 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Troy Leutz, Arizona
# 5,591:
7:46 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Julia -, New York
# 5,590:
7:35 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Madeline Baxter, Arkansas
# 5,589:
6:38 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Tyler Edwards, Tennessee
We went through a period of time when blacks fought for their right to vote. Why not let Washington D.C. have a voice?
We went through a period of time when blacks fought for their right to vote. Why not let Washington D.C. have a voice?
# 5,588:
5:17 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Geoffrey Yost, Indiana
# 5,587:
5:07 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Zena Carmel Jessup, Maryland
# 5,586:
4:22 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Michael Moran, California
# 5,585:
4:18 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Steve Garron, Virginia
# 5,584:
4:17 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Ian Shelley, Oregon
# 5,583:
3:41 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Margaret Brewinski, Virginia
# 5,582:
3:14 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Name not displayed, Tennessee
# 5,581:
3:02 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Karen Weitzel, Florida
# 5,580:
3:02 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Louise Lanham, Texas
# 5,579:
2:34 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Matthew Casella, Kansas
# 5,578:
2:25 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Naomi Sachs, New York
# 5,577:
2:23 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Maneesh Pangasa, Arizona
# 5,576:
1:49 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Kelly J. Vermace, Pennsylvania
# 5,575:
1:37 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Debbie Gosselin, Maine
# 5,574:
1:26 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Colleen Bell, Washington
# 5,573:
1:14 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Thomas Mulligan, New Jersey
# 5,572:
1:02 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Ruth Ellis-Lambert, New Mexico
# 5,571:
12:48 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Lin Goodman, Washington
America was supposed to be built on freedom and fairness. It has obviously fallen far behind it's ideals. ALL PEOPLE DESERVE/SHOULD HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS! Period. End of discussion, if that's what you can call it.
America was supposed to be built on freedom and fairness. It has obviously fallen far behind it's ideals. ALL PEOPLE DESERVE/SHOULD HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS! Period. End of discussion, if that's what you can call it.
# 5,570:
12:47 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Alin Leslie, Florida
# 5,569:
12:40 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Peggy Cummings, Washington
# 5,568:
12:34 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Meghan McCurdy, Texas
# 5,567:
12:17 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Lisa Doyle, Hawaii
# 5,566:
12:18 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Name not displayed, West Virginia
# 5,565:
12:07 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Sandra Gonsalez, Virginia
# 5,564:
12:05 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Christine E Cairns, Montana
# 5,563:
12:03 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Alexandra Sipiora, Illinois
# 5,562:
11:53 am PDT, Jul 3,
Nancy Labovitz, California
# 5,561:
11:38 am PDT, Jul 3,
Ava Castillo, Kentucky
# 5,560:
11:14 am PDT, Jul 3,
Linda Thomas, Nebraska
# 5,559:
11:09 am PDT, Jul 3,
Jennifer Berce, Hawaii
# 5,558:
10:50 am PDT, Jul 3,
Jesse Counterman, Iowa
# 5,557:
10:39 am PDT, Jul 3,
David Pryor, Texas
# 5,556:
10:38 am PDT, Jul 3,
Sofia Natsis, New York
# 5,555:
10:38 am PDT, Jul 3,
AMY BEGLEY, Kentucky
# 5,554:
10:37 am PDT, Jul 3,
Mary Russo-Waddell, New York
How can a country that was founded on the idea of No Taxation Without Representation deny the people who live and work in our capital the right to vote??? Please end this injustice.
How can a country that was founded on the idea of No Taxation Without Representation deny the people who live and work in our capital the right to vote??? Please end this injustice.
# 5,553:
10:30 am PDT, Jul 3,
Art Felsinger, Arizona
# 5,552:
10:30 am PDT, Jul 3,
Lori Bembanaste, Florida
# 5,551:
10:27 am PDT, Jul 3,
Michael Husson, Colorado