DC voters' rrights rally

[eridani]

Dear Friends,

While our brave soldiers fight a war in Iraq, the voting rights of hundreds of thousands of Americans are being denied right here in the nation’s capital.

This is no abstract issue to us here at Twenty-First Century Democrats. I and 50% of our staff live in DC and do not have the right to vote for a member of Congress and two Senators like the rest of the country.

Currently, more than 500,000 Americans living in our nation's capital have no vote in Congress to represent their interests. We have no vote on whether we go to war or not, no vote on jobs, no vote for health care, no vote on how the taxes we pay are spent by the U.S. Congress, no vote on any issues before Congress.

But thousands of Americans are standing up for their fellow citizens of Washington by joining in the March for Voting Rights on April 16th, 2007. I am asking you to join this Voting Rights March.

If you cannot make it to the March, please forward this message to everyone you know who may be able to attend. We need to demonstrate to Congress that denying anyone their rights is unacceptable.

What: Voting Rights March – The largest Demonstration Ever for DC Voting Rights
When: DC Emancipation Day, April 16th, 2007
2:30 PM – Gather at Freedom Plaza, 13th Street and Penn Ave., NW
3:00 PM – March Begins down Pennsylvania Ave., NW
4:00 PM – Rally at the Capitol Reflecting Pool, 3rd St. & Independence Ave., NW
Where: Gather at Freedom Plaza and march to the Capitol Reflecting Pool
Metro stops: For freedom Plaza – Metro Center or Federal Triangle
For the Capitol Reflecting Pool – Federal Center SW
Why: Because NOW is the time to make a difference.

I urge you to get the word out about the Voting Rights March and join us on April 16th, 2007. If you are joining the march, please sign up at www.VotingRightsMarch.org. If you can’t join the march, please send a letter to your Congress member about passing legislation that would at least give us a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives:
http://www.congressweb.com/cweb4/index.cfm?orgcode=dcv&hotissue=2. Since we don’t have a voice in Congress, please be our voice with your Congress member.

The mission of 21st Century Democrats is to be the catalyst for a new movement in the United States to elect bold forward-thinking leaders. We seek out, train, and support extraordinary visionary leaders who are courageous risk-takers and who inspire Americans to take action. Help make sure that all Americans can join us in this movement.

Please attend the Voting Rights March and forward this email to everyone you know. Thank you for all your help,
Kelly Young

To find out more about the Voting Rights March, visit www.VotingRightsMarch.org. To learn more about DC voting rights, read NYT article at: http://www.dcvote.org/media/media.cfm?mediaID=1773

[One Sweet World]

1. I hope to be there

I just saw an ad for this on My Left Wing. Thanks for posting! Now if only I can get off that day.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

2. What kind of solution do you envision?

To give Washington residents a meaningful vote, how would that be done?

Do you see DC as a state, with 2 senators, a few reps, a governor, state house and senate?

Or just merge, so Washington, DC, becomes Washington, MD?

Something else?