Bush To Veto District of Columbia Bill?

       In legislation which was passed by the House ( 241-177 ), Washington, D.C. gets one step closer to having voting rights. But as is usual, the White House says that the bill will be veto' d because it is unconstitutional according the the Hoods on the Hill. This is one time though, that they may be right, unfortunately.

   My biggest gripe with this is why is the White House so concerned with the constitutionality of a bill since they generally pay no attention to the Constitution on the majority of matters when it comes to law and rights?

   It is just an outdated piece of paper so far as they are concerned which they have strived to replace with the GOP declaration of dictatorship.

The bill would permanently increase full House membership to 437, giving the largely Democratic half-million residents of the district a seat and adding a temporary at-large seat for Republican-leaning Utah. The House has consisted of 435 seats since 1960.     Yahoo News

   I would say that it is that largely Democratic party of residents which concerns the Republican establishment the most.

   If the Constitution is correct in forbidding this, then this needs to be changed.

 

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Rep. Doolittle Resigns His Seat

  It seems that Dr. Doolittle ( Rep. John Doolittle, R-Calif. ) has resigned from his House Appropriations Committee seat. The embarrassment of the F.B.I. raiding his home was probably the reason for Doolittle's  trip out the door.

    Here is a bit more from Roll Call

While Doolittle is expected to voluntarily take himself off the panel while the investigation continues, knowledgeable House sources said that Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and members of the Republican Steering Committee -- which determines committee assignments -- were prepared to remove him from his post if he would not do so himself.

   This makes it a lovely day in the neighborhood for some of us who disdain this administration. Hopefully when it is all over, Doolittle will be visiting the Federal Detention vacation center in an orange jumpsuit.

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