DCist: Norton Calls on Senate to Pass D.C. Voting Rights Act

sordid

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:07:21 -0500

"I wanna be a state"? What a fucking moron.

Politburo

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:12:49 -0500

I don't think she is a Congresswoman by definition, that's what I'm getting at. The whole reason I mentioned it was that using "Representative" doesn't highlight the lack of voting status for DC like "Delegate" or some other title might have, not just because it was incorrect.

14thandYou

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:15:36 -0500

She is also, by definition, a Congresswoman. Also, using the term "delegate" would likely have been confusing, in order to differentiate her status as a delegate to the House and a delegate at the Convention. Perhaps "Representative" was not the technically correct term, but she does represent the citizens of D.C. in Congress, so the technicality faux pas is likely an acceptable deviation.

Politburo

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:33:58 -0500

"Or "Congresswoman", as that is what her official designation is." By law, her official title is "Delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia". (2 USC 25a) The law also specifically separates "members" and "delegates".

seth

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:53:24 -0500

Now you're cooking, Sommers. Seth

IMGoph

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:44:20 -0500

she's had her moment in the sun now. she's yesterday's news. everyone snubs us, just time to deal with that and live with it.

teecee

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:16:06 -0500

Did anyone notice in Hillary's speech that she mentioned the primaries "in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the territories." Really? Puerto Rico and the territories get a mention and no D.C.? We actually have electoral votes. Don't offend those Guamanians or American Samoans, but screw the district.

14thandYou

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:09:29 -0500

"Delegate would be appropriate perhaps." Or "Congresswoman", as that is what her official designation is.

rugbykate

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:27:55 -0500

My contention is that if South Carolina got Strom Thurmond, and North Carolina got Jesse Helms for SO DAMN LONG in Congress, Marion Barry is not really that bad, right? I say if we did get a vote, send him to Congress. Paybacks are hell, kids. That man essentially filibusters for 7 solid hours in Council meetings when no one can stop him. Just imagine what he'd do when someone wanted to interrupt his diatribes!

monkeyrotica

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:40:24 -0500

And even if DC did deal with crime, poverty, crappy schools, etc., they'd still say, "Well, you keep electing that crack smoking mayor. You don't deserve a vote." As if we've never had a leader in the White House who did coke. I'm looking at you, Warren G. Harding. Mr. Normalcy indeed! Go back to bloviating.

notyou

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:47:50 -0500

Call me cynical, but DC has got a lot of "issues" that it would need to resolve before anyone takes the statehood thing seriously.

alewis

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:47:51 -0500

Let's be honest. If the DNC had put this on at 9pm, the networks would've used the time to cut to commercials.

DCster

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:16:04 -0500

Delegate would be appropriate perhaps. Or 'shadow delegate' if that's who Joe L. Da Vessel was refering to in the video intro (well done, by the way). Agree with you IMGoph, 5pm or whenever she spoke was too early to do the cause justice.

IMGoph

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:08:42 -0500

well, her title is really "delegate", isn't it. maybe they should highlight that and point out that she isn't really a full representative.

14thandYou

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:50:35 -0500

"Having her title as "Representative" on the screen doesn't help things..." As opposed to...what, exactly? She's a non-voting representative. Or perhaps that what you were getting at...

Politburo

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:31:11 -0500

Having her title as "Representative" on the screen doesn't help things...

MtP

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:16:12 -0500

Is it just me, or did she sound crazy? I mean batsh#t crazy. Not so much the idea, I'm down with that, but the delivery? KooKoo! Par for the course I guess.

IMGoph

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:10:31 -0500

it's a damn shame that the democratic party is only paying lip service to the whole voting rights issue. if they really wanted to make a big deal about this, they'd make sure there were more than 500 people in the seats, and they'd talk about this in prime time...

lab rat

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:06:23 -0500

was there anyone in the stadium when she addressed it?