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Nikolas Schiller

On May 6, 2010 11:52 PM in What if D.C. Joined Forces With the Territories?, they said:

Historically speaking, most states have come in pairs to balance political influence. The unconstitutional DC House Voting Rights Act of 2009 was based on this undemocratic premise. If Puerto Rico i...

On March 10, 2010 6:33 PM in Norton Still Hoping to Bring Voting Rights Bill to the Floor, they said:

On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed "An Act for the Release of certain Persons held to Service or Labor in the District of Columbia" ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage...

On January 4, 2010 2:36 AM in New Decade Means Upgrades For Mall, Metro, they said:

Union Square is a rounded trapezoid....

On December 23, 2009 7:11 PM in We'll Take You Back, Alexandria, If You Ask Nicely, they said:

Its easier to dismiss something if you do not have faith that things can change. As it is now the residents of nation's capital don't exist. They are separate but unequal Americans. We should all b...

On November 22, 2009 3:29 PM in Go Home Already: Between the Lines, they said:

On our the license plates of the District of Columbia there is a phrase "Taxation Without Representation." This phrase dates back to colonial times, but the injustice in the District of Columbia cont...

On November 5, 2009 2:53 PM in A Year of Obama & the District, they said:

Abraham Lincoln said “No man is good enough to govern another, without that other’s consent.” Maybe Obama should listen to the words of a previous president and take a leadership role in rectifying t...

On November 3, 2009 9:23 PM in Norton Introduces Elected District Attorney Bill, they said:

The real question is: why did she introduce the bill so late into this legislative session? After the demise of her 1/3 representation boondoggle, did she feel that this legislation, which she has in...

On October 28, 2009 6:07 PM in Voting Rights Not Likely to Make Defense Bill, they said:

If you don't succeed, try, try, try, try, try again. The Constitution has been changed once for the District of Columbia and it's going to need to be changed again. Times have changed since 1961, ...

On October 14, 2009 2:52 PM in Ted Loza is No Longer D.C.?, they said:

I noticed this recently and was going to write a blog entry about it, but you beat me to it. I did, however, download a copy of the original PDF before it was removed by DC Vote. You can download th...

The demonstration was the 8th iteration of Funk The War, a roving street party protest, which was sponsored by the DC chapter of Students for Democratic Society. The demonstration was comprised of mo...

On September 28, 2009 2:52 PM in Fixed-Gear Bike Fad Begins Slow Roll of Death, they said:

It's all about the Bicycle Rifle!...

On September 18, 2009 12:02 AM in We've Got to Get a Spot in the House Now, they said:

The author of the NY Times article failed to mention Article the First, which was the first proposed amendment to the United States Constitution. If it would have been ratified (and technically still...

On August 18, 2009 5:20 PM in Late Summer Lethargy Hits D.C. Voting Rights Movement, they said:

There was a brief mention of my voting rights sign in Sunday's Washington Post article on the Real World.......

On August 11, 2009 6:42 PM in Grouped Coupon Web Sites Growing in Popularity, they said:

Sadly, they decided to illegally use one of my maps for their Facebook advertisements. After being caught violating my copyright, I've been offered a whopping $10 coupon....

On July 14, 2009 5:55 PM in Survey: D.C. Residents Value Human Life the Most Equally, they said:

@volite - Nice quote! ==/== If you scroll down and look at the other maps, there is one that I thought was more unique to Washington, DC: "What would you rather give up: The Right To Bear Arms or Th...

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