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VIDEO:  The D.C. Voting Rights Act
 
 
While we spread democracy around the world, shouldn’t we make sure it’s mastered here? Citizens of D.C. pay some of the highest taxes, serve in wars and on juries, but are denied a vote in Congress. The story is rich with irony…and I’m just getting started.
by  EricaAmerica  on Oct 22,2007
 
 
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Nberning 747 days ago
Give this girl some high tech equipment and see what she can do.
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thanks for bringing this important issue to light :)
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