In a message dated 9/26/07 3:46:58 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Bob Herbert wrote that Congress failed to legislate (pass laws) for the people of DC to have their own elected Representatives in the House and also the right to vote. In _1961_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961) , the _Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-third_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution) was ratified, allowing District residents to vote for president and vice president. This right has been exercised by D.C. citizens since the _election of 1964_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_1964) . In _1978_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978) , Congress passed on to the states another constitutional amendment, the _District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Voting_Rights_Amendment) , which would have given the District its own voting members of Congress, making it virtually a state. However, a seven-year time limit was placed on the amendment, which was subsequently _ratified_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratification) by only 16 of the states, far short of the three-quarters (currently 38) required for it to be ratified. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
