House Proceeding 03-12-09 on Mar 12th, 2009 :: 2:45:25 to 2:48:15
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Dana Rohrabacher: certainly, they're adequately represented, but congresswoman norton deserves a right to cast a vote here, to have total equality as all of the rest of us have. so i don't think that's too much to ask the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from california is

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Speech By: Dana Rohrabacher

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Dana Rohrabacher: recognized for 55 minutes. . >> i'd like to just offer a slight commentary. those of us who are conservative republicans share the concern that's been expressed that the people who live, american citizens who reside in the district of

2:46:04 to 2:46:25( Edit History Discussion )

Dana Rohrabacher: columbia, have not been permitted to have the voting rights that people who live in other parts of the united states have. that was taken care of in terms of the presidentiallections by specifically permitting the people involved and right now, as we know, people in the district of participate in president lrble

2:46:26 to 2:46:46( Edit History Discussion )

Dana Rohrabacher: elections, have presidential electors, etc. i would suggest that those people who are listening do understand that there is an alternative to what is being presented that i believe is a very serious alternative that is not being considered, but should be looked at because i believe the current path that is now, we just heard being advocated, has a chance of

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Dana Rohrabacher: being declared unconstitutional , in fact, several scholars testified to that in the hearings. one method we know would be constitutional would be to permit the people of the district of columbia to vote in their -- for federal representation as par of the state of maryland. and that would not only permit the people of the district of

2:47:10 to 2:47:31( Edit History Discussion )

Dana Rohrabacher: columbia to vote for a representative that would then have every right of every other representative, but also the right to vote for two united states senators. they would be the senators as being vote -- part of the voting population of maryland, they would be be able to vote for the two senators that come from maryland. this alternative has been somewhat ignored by those

2:47:32 to 2:47:53( Edit History Discussion )

Dana Rohrabacher: people who are pushing for this, the alternative you just heard outlined but i would suggest as we move forward, i would hope in the spirit of compromise, in the spirit of trying to get this job done, because i believe with the assessment that there is taxation without representation, one of my colleagues suggested, let's

2:47:54 to 2:48:15( Edit History Discussion )

Dana Rohrabacher: eliminate federal taxation for the people of the distri of columbia. i would support that. but i think it would be better for us to approach a situation where the people of the district of columbia could be part -- could vote as part of the voting system in maryland, the federal voting system, thu they would have a chance to vote for a member of congress and two united states senators.