It's not a state, thankfully. It gets one delegate in the House of Representatives, but has not voting power. And because it has no Congressional representation, the residents there have no presidential vote, as they do not get an Electoral College Delegate. D.C. was never intended to be a full time residence for the citizens. It also does not get a star on our flag.
Congress is given the responsibility by the Constitution to administer D.C. It got some crazy notion of self rule several decades ago and the citizens there subjected us to Marion Barry. Who got re-elected after getting video taped smoking crack with some prostitute. "B*tch set me up." The level of corruption in the self-rule government has forced Congress to rescind self-rule and kicked the mayor, and his possee, to the curb. -----Original Message----- From: Harkins,Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 9:26 AM To: CF-Community Subject: My fellow Americans Oh I forgot I'm Canadian.... A quick geography question: Is Washington D.C. a state of its own, or is it in Maryland? thanks, Patrick ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
