And trying to be unconstitutional to boot! After all, isn’t that the aim of the Left? After weakening one of the checks and balances that the Founders put into the Constitution (of Senators being elected by state legislators), and trying to weaken another (the Popular Vote movement to end-run the Electoral College), now one of the small unwashed wishes to go contra-Constitutional by allowing District of Columbia residents to vote. (Constitution specifically states that only residents of States can vote).
Now, one of the few of the Occupy Wall Street sites to have not been evacuated (which “nuance “of the word is left to the reader), is that in DC. So why am I not surprised that one of them is trying for headlines (emphasis mine):
Several protesters, including an Occupy DC hunger striker, were arrested at a rally outside the Longworth House Office Building for D.C. voting rights Friday.
Hunger striker Adrian Parsons was arrested alongside another Occupy DC protester and D.C. Vote communications director James Jones, protesters said. The rally was intended to pressure lawmakers to support full voting rights for the District as well as legislative and budgetary autonomy.
…Meanwhile, one of four Occupy the Vote DC participating in hunger strikers dropped out this week. Kelly Mears, who hadn’t eaten in eight days, said on Twitter that he was experiencing medical issues that would have become grave if he continued the strike.
The strikers had pledged not to eat until D.C. got full voting rights.
Indeed – according to a linked report, “say they will refuse food and drink only water ‘until D.C. realizes democracy.’” Now, here’s the deal:
