At the DNC convention in Boston today, some of of the District’s brightest political lumniaries participated in an age-old practice of protesting taxation without representation by what they’re calling a “Second Boston Tea Party” by dumping North Carolina tea into Boston Harbor. The D.C. Delegation to the convention, according to the Post, includes 45 people: 3 pledged to Dean, 12 to Kerry, 5 to Al Sharpton, and the rest uncommitted.
The issue of D.C. voting rights has been back in the news over the past couple of weeks, with District activists excited to negotiate a time for Eleanor Holmes Norton to address the convention on Thursday. Read more at DC Vote or Let’s Free DC.
> W. Post: “City Plans Its Own Boston Tea Party”
> See a photo of the tea party
> DC Democrats’ Event Information
