We have become accustomed to Congress proposing varied useless legislation, only to see these would-be laws stall in a committee. It is my purpose today to try to ensure that H.R. 1285 and S. 617 do not become the next pieces of Amelia Earhart legislation, sent off on a journey to some committee never to be seen or heard from again.

At this point, you are probably asking yourself “what is this guy babbling about?” I am babbling about the “No

I would love for this issue to be put on the national radar screen by the news media, or put to the forefront in an election-year debate. However unlikely that scenario is, I thank you for taking the time to read this, and hope that you will at least give some thought to representing those who cannot represent themselves.

The No Taxation Without Representation Act is not some libertarian orgy of tax-repealing legislation full of “hate my government” angst that its name might suggest. In fact, it is far from that. The act is designed to grant the citizens of Washington, DC voting representatives in the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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