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"What's Next? Quartering of Troops?"

In the midst of two wars overseas and an economic recession, the Senate continues to move forward with a bill to give the District of Columbia a seat in the House of Representatives. (For an astute exposition on the topic, see this -- the last two minutes are pure Colbert gold.)

The arguments in favor of the bill are taxation & representation, one person, one vote, basic fairness, yoo-dit-do-dit-doo, I get it, I get it, I get it. But the Constitution requires that House members be chosen ?by the people of the several states.? No statute can change that: the only viable options are to amend Article I, or admit the District of Columbia as a state.

Next up: the District of Gitmo.

Full post as published by Nuts & Boalts on February 25, 2009 (boomark / email).