DC Voting Rights Bill to be Introduced in the Senate
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 at 12:48pmAfter clearing the House two weeks ago by a vote of 244 to 177, the DC Voting Rights Act will be introduced in the Senate today by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT). The fact that Senator Hatch is on board as a co-sponsor is great news, as he always was a bit of an unknown and could have single-handedly killed the bill in the Senate.
To keep the momentum going, we need to make sure that Senators here in Washington are hearing from their constituents back home about DC voting rights. The web site FreeAndEqualDC.com has been updated to now send messages in support of this bill to the U.S. Senate. If you have not yet done so, please take a minute a send a message to your friends, family, and co-workers urging them to take action at: http://www.freeandequaldc.com
It’s great that things are moving forward and I’ll be in touch soon with more ways on how you can help get this through the Senate. Remember, there are now less than 100 people standing in the way of DC voting rights - together we can make it happen!
Also, The Hill published my letter:
http://thehill.com/letters/d.c.-voting-rights-bill-isnt-willful-constitution-breach-2007-04-30.html
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