Archive for the 'DC enfranchisement' Category
NBC-4 Doesn’t Know What It’s Talking About
Posted on July 18, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under DC, DC enfranchisement, Dick Heller, Eleanor Holmes Norton, NBC-4, the media | Leave a Comment
Pop quiz: What is bugging me about the following short article, quoted in full?
Plaintiff In D.C. Gun Ban Case To Run For U.S. House Seat
WASHINGTON — Dick Heller, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that overturned Washington’s strict 32-year-old handgun ban, announced his candidacy on Thursday for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Heller, 66, is [...]
Random Use Of Data To Make An Unintended (And Potentially Unfair) Point
Posted on July 7, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under DC, DC enfranchisement, Maryland | Leave a Comment
Proof- that’s right, firm, undeniable, mathematical proof- to support my contention that combining DC and Maryland in order to eliminate the problem of DC suffrage would be grotesquely unfair due to significantly large political differences between the two which which tend to be overlooked by supporters of such a measure.
That’s a similarity score of 0 [...]
Phone Banking For Tax Day
Posted on April 10, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under DC enfranchisement, taxes | Leave a Comment
I sent the federal government a fairly large check last week, yet I still don’t seem to have any congressional representatives to call my own.
DC Vote is, as ever, doing what it can to remind the rest of the country of this injustice. Via email:
DC Vote needs your help finding friends and family in our [...]
Asking All Twelve Of My Readers For Money
Posted on March 31, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under DC, DC enfranchisement, Mike Panetta, campaign fundraising | Leave a Comment
If you’re considering giving some money to a candidate today as part of a pre-FEC deadline fundraising push, here’s another option that I would encourage you to consider, courtesy of an email I just received:
Dear Andrew,
I’m writing today to ask for your support. A few months ago I filed papers with the Federal Election Commission [...]
