Dec 10, 2012
D.C. Democrats to Gather in Secretive Conclave to Appoint Interim At-Large Councilmember
Much like the cardinals gather in the Vatican to select a new pope according to antiquated rules and customs, members of the D.C. Democratic State Committee will congregate today in their own conclave in order to select an interim At-Large councilmember.
May 14, 2010
Norton Challenger Proposes Civil Disobedience
Photo by AlbinoFlea It’s not hard to find someone who’s frustrated that District residents still don’t have full voting rights. But no one is as willing to act on that frustration as Doug Sloan, it seems. Sloan, who is challenging D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton to be the District’s non-voting representative, proposed a radical idea today to get Congress’ attention — block the bridges carrying commuters in from Virginia. “If you really want to…