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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010Several people have asked to see the full text of H.R. 5968, the District of Columbia Full Self-Government Act. I have pasted a copy below, and you can also download the PDF here. It’s currently not on THOMAS, but should be soon. That will be the best place to updates on current status and co-sponsors [...]
Norton Introduces District of Columbia Full Self-Government Act
Friday, July 30th, 2010This bill is a welcome step forward as it limits the ability of Congress to meddle in our local affairs and will allow our local government to function more efficiently as the District’s local budget would no longer need approval from Congress. The Full Self-Government Act will make the DC budget planning process much [...]
Free and Equal DC Fund Expands Radio Campaign to Mississippi and Montana
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010While the District of Columbia may have a locally elected mayor and council, our local laws and budgets need to approved – and are completely amendable – by Congress. The Constitution gives Congress authority in “all cases whatsoever” over local matters in the District. Nowhere else in the country do local laws needs Congressional approval.
One [...]
Panetta Takes DC for Democracy Endorsement
Thursday, June 24th, 2010Last night I was happy to win the endorsement of DC for Democracy for re-election to the Shadow U.S. Representative position. I’ve been a member of this group since 2004 when it was “DC for Dean” and it was the first group ever to endorse me when I first ran for office in 2006. The [...]
DC Voting Rights Action Tomorrow – RSVP Today
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010From my friends at DC Vote. I won’t be able to attend, but I hope you can make it:
Are you frustrated with how pro-gun special interests have hijacked the issue of DC voting rights? What are you going to do about it?
Are you ready for more direct action and aggressive tactics? So is DC [...]
