Summary
The United States is composed of states, sovereign in nature, not controlled by a central government -- except for the enumerated powers in the U.S. Constitution. However, in a My View article (March 15), the authors claim that S.160 bill to give one House seat to D.C. rests "... on a solid constitutional foundation." Their article very thoroughly presents reasons for the great power of Congress. As they stated, "It is truly majestic in scope." Therefore, Congress can give D.C. a House seat. From that same Constitution paragraph from which they claim all that power, it states, "... and to exercise like authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts ..." etc. (the listing of military/defense sites). If Congress can give a House seat to D.C., can it also give a House seat to any defense site?
No! The inhabitants of each of the defense sites either vote at their respective states, or vote at the adjacent state where they live. The same should happen for D.C.See the full content of this document
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D.C. Shouldn't Get Seat
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