tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post9083291556841397616..comments2023-10-30T11:47:53.134-04:00Comments on why.i.hate.dc: They Hate Us For Our FreedomDave Strouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284013068083846700noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-69370878927365425162009-01-08T21:31:00.000-05:002009-01-08T21:31:00.000-05:00"(surprise, living in Tenleytown and all)"I live e..."(surprise, living in Tenleytown and all)"<BR/><BR/>I live east of 6th St NW and North of Mass Ave, and I'm white.<BR/><BR/>SURPRISE!<BR/><BR/>Everything west of Conn. Ave should be given back to MD, including the residents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-3045850023736320342009-01-08T19:47:00.000-05:002009-01-08T19:47:00.000-05:00DC has a number of organizational tags, similar to...DC has a number of organizational tags, similar to the college sports tags you see in other states. I am white (surprise, living in Tenleytown and all), but I qualify for the National Association of Black Scuba Divers plate:<BR/><BR/>http://www.dcplates.com/assets/OrgUAS.jpgDenizen of Tennallytownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07424618796138242250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-38280193154155230702009-01-08T15:09:00.000-05:002009-01-08T15:09:00.000-05:00So far, the discussion here has revolved around th...So far, the discussion here has revolved around the "representation" portion of the phrase "taxation without representation."<BR/><BR/>Let us not forget that this nation was forged in the fires started by taxation without representation!<BR/><BR/>Forget about representation. Do away with the federal income tax for DC residents, and this will be a non-issue.<BR/><BR/>--THAT WOULD BE AN "EXCELLENT" WAY TO GENTRIFY THE ENTIRE CITY. SERIOUSLY. YOU'RE PLAYING WITH FIRE.M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/11907796642043083093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-56404365667055752302009-01-08T14:44:00.000-05:002009-01-08T14:44:00.000-05:00I would pay extra to have "Bitch set me up" on my ...I would pay extra to have "Bitch set me up" on my license plate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-46339134328796087042009-01-08T12:12:00.000-05:002009-01-08T12:12:00.000-05:00So far, the discussion here has revolved around th...So far, the discussion here has revolved around the "representation" portion of the phrase "taxation without representation."<BR/><BR/>Let us not forget that this nation was forged in the fires started by taxation without representation!<BR/><BR/>Forget about representation. Do away with the federal income tax for DC residents, and this will be a non-issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-86789468733482214132009-01-08T11:11:00.000-05:002009-01-08T11:11:00.000-05:00James, please email me... kingfriday13@gmail.comJames, please email me... kingfriday13@gmail.comHRH King Friday XIII, Ret.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10906200050785557272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-20209412379326296482009-01-08T11:07:00.000-05:002009-01-08T11:07:00.000-05:00You lost me with "Jim, I love you"Recent posts com...You lost me with "Jim, I love you"<BR/><BR/>Recent posts complaining about light pollution, a memorial in Pentagon City and now a city councilman wasting his time? <BR/><BR/><BR/>What's next, a post how lame the height restrictions are?<BR/><BR/>Step it up for chrissakes.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221658823743570769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-20611658741997881202009-01-08T10:56:00.000-05:002009-01-08T10:56:00.000-05:00ok, lets get this party started.DC is not Guam, an...ok, lets get this party started.<BR/><BR/>DC is not Guam, and probably smells worse. but it is part of the US and has been since the get go. the argument against voting rights in the district is based on a technicality. as full US citizens, district residents should be represented. what form that takes is up for grabs.<BR/><BR/>trading for a seat in Utah is just a way to get the GOP to go along with it. plus the bill is worded to that when seats are redistributed as they are based on population the seats may move and will be distributed proportionally.<BR/><BR/>you do make a good point in that Graham should be able to find bigger fish to fry.danohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02769751188263205461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-17496501166142360912009-01-08T10:48:00.000-05:002009-01-08T10:48:00.000-05:00I think we've got room to dicker here. Two senator...I think we've got room to dicker here. Two senators for D.C. and, like, FIVE for Texas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-23107474514319417752009-01-08T10:45:00.000-05:002009-01-08T10:45:00.000-05:00And the proposal to give Utah and additional repre...And the proposal to give Utah and additional representative (in exchange for a voting representative for D.C.) sounds like a race-based solution.... It's ridiculous.M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/11907796642043083093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-57705044704976475642009-01-08T10:43:00.000-05:002009-01-08T10:43:00.000-05:00Funny, I was thinking of writing about this topic,...Funny, I was thinking of writing about this topic, too. And I'll add to your thoughts later.<BR/><BR/>I agree w/ you about statehood for D.C. It's akin to fixing a burnt lightbulb w/ a hammer. The proposed solution is vastly disproportionate to the "problem."<BR/><BR/>When I lived in D.C., I had the "liberal" plates but now that I'm a silver dollar's throw across the Potomac, I've seen the light.M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/11907796642043083093noreply@blogger.com