Archive for November, 2009
« Previous EntriesTrouble for Colonialist at the Capitol
Monday, November 23rd, 2009I’m a little late in writing about this, but I wanted to make sure I got it into my blog “for the record”.
As you may recall, last week I wrote about a hearing that was taking place on Capitol Hill about the the issue of Congressional oversight “in all cases whatsoever” in local matters within [...]
Greater Autonomy for the Nation’s Capital Hearing 11/18/09
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009There will be a hearing in the House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia on the issue of “Greater Autonomy for the Nation’s Capital” at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at the Oversight and Government Reform hearing room, 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.
While the lack of full representation [...]
Statehood Stakeholders Meeting – December 10th
Friday, November 13th, 2009Councilmember Michael A. Brown, Chair of the Special Committee on Statehood and Self-Determination, will be holding the the third Statehood Stakeholders Meeting next month. Details are below:
DATE: Thursday, December 10, 2009
TIME: [...]
Mike Panetta on the Silver Screen
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009I was interviewed for a documentary about DC’s lack of voting representation called a “An Un-Natural State” few years ago, and the movie was released earlier this summer. It has some choice shots of me cruising the Potomac river and at the National Capital Curling Center – and even in my back yard.
There’s going to [...]
Old School Fight for DC Home Rule
Monday, November 9th, 2009Tip of the hat to Nikolas Schiller for posting this recently. It’s an advertisement from an 1880 newspaper urging DC citizens to attend an organizational meeting and rise up against “Taxation Without Representation” and Congressional interference in local affairs. Yeah, this has been an issue for a long, long time.
HOME RULE FOR THE DISTRICT
GRAND MASS-MEETING [...]
