The republican congress under Newt Gingrich in 1994 removed the voting status of DC's sole representative.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 10:08 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: My fellow Americans > > > DC is a "planned capital". There was a lot of debate after > the founding of > the US about which city should become the capital, and it was > moved eight > times in about 20 years. The concept behind it was that the > capital should > not be a part of any individual state, that way no state > could declare that it > was somehow more important than the other states. The > location was picked as > a compromise between the northern and southern states. > > Currently, DC has 1 non-voting (?) elected official in the House of > Representatives. They have no representation in the Senate. > For presidential > elections (since the 1960s), they are given electoral college > votes as if they > were a state. > > Can you guess who's mom teaches grade school social > studies/American history > with a focus on presidents and states? > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
