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Thursday, March 20, 2003
DC: Forever a Pawn of Political Powerbrokers?
Spurred on by grassroots energy, the DC City Council recently voted to make DC's presidential primary the first in the nation -- and put a spotlight on the city's lack of congressional representation and full local self-government. But now the national Democratic and Republican parties are threatening to ignore the results of the primary. They are insisting that they decide the timing of the primary -- not the residents of DC.
That's right. Washington, DC -- the nation's capital -- doesn't have a vote in the Senate, and it doesn't have a vote in the House. And now powerbrokers for political parties are trying to take away DC's presidential primary vote as well.
Tell the party officials you support the "DC First" primary, that it is high time for full democracy for DC, and that you won't stand by and let them ignore the few rights DC residents still possess. Visit the DC First website and send the heads of the Democratic and Republican parties an e-mail, telling them to put DC first.
This is not just for residents of Washington, so point your family and friends from across the country to this link and ask them to take action, too.
DC Metro Action is published by Michael Schlesinger, a 32-year veteran of electoral and issue organizing who is committed to social justice and to increasing participation in the political process.
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