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Representation, a voting representative in the congress for over 200 years. we think its a voting rights issue a civil rights issue of the first order that has to be corrected. i want to be clear about something, reverend al. when we see the d.c. national guard, its kind of a misnomer because this guard unlike the 50 states does not report to the mayor of the district and is only accountable to the president of the united states. >> right. >> on january 6th, the president of the united states wa...

KINGSBURG — Trustees of the Kingsburg Joint Union High School District and the Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District held their first meeting of 2021 at the same time on Monday, Jan. 11 but in different locations. The high school board met at the high school while the elementary school board met at the District office. Both agendas were filled with routine items. For example, the high school board adopted a school calendar for the 2021-22 school year. KHS students will begin classes...

Infrastructure, aging infrastructure, and then also, frankly, lack of political influence. puerto rico does not have two u.s. senators and a voting representative like texas and florida, for example. >> yep, makes a big difference. >> and i attribute the tragedy in puerto rico to a number of things, including those things. and the extended power outage obviously. >> how much does leadership matter? were watching extremely heavy flooding in areas hit by florence. we have brock long who i think wa...

Influence. puerto rico does not have two u.s. senators and a voting representative like texas and florida, for example. >> yep, makes a big difference. >> and i attribute the tragedy in puerto rico to a number of things, including those things. and the extended power outage obviously. >> how much does leadership matter? were watching extremely heavy flooding in areas hit by florence. we have brock long who i think was widely viewed as respected figure. he just today has a criminal referral possi...

And yet, they have to come to the federal government to seek permission to spend their own money. thats something that i dont like. the president expressed or said he does not like that. and he said that he will be working very hard to get rid of that forever. >> but that has been impossible for a lot of reasons, including as you know republican opposition to d.c. having a voting representative. that said, why not a separate bill for the district of columbia. this city has a surplus. not asking ...

Soldier, a guy by the name of bob dole, a guy who he would partner with years later. in a same, bob doled called inouye one of the senates giants. he pushed for hawaii statehood, became the states first owed voting representative, taking his seat in congress on august 21st, 1959, the same day hawaii became a state. he was the first japanese american who serve in congress. he was elected to the senate in 1962 and he served there ever since. inouye served a lifelong bipartisan friendship with a ne...

That is the current status today. they pay taxes but have no voting representative in the federal government. their best chance in years to rectify that injustice went kaput. d.c.s nonvoting delegate polled a bill that would have given d.c. a vote in the house. gun rights supporters attached to the bill a poison pill amendment. that would have gutted d.c.s gun laws. eleanor holmes norton would describe that a person in the district would be able to walk on the streets carrying an assault weapon ...

Continue to be taxed without being able to elect a voting representative because pro gun politicians think they should make decisions for d.c. about public safety instead of letting d.c. decide for themselves. somehow, someone, somewhere will try to tell you those politicians are acting in a way that should be called conservative. if thats true, the word conservative has lost all meaning. i roll past the counter... and choose any car in the aisle. choosing your own car? now thats a good call. go...

Democrat-leaning residents of washington will continue to be taxed without being able to elect a voting representative, because pro-gun politicians think they should make decisions for d.c. about public safety instead of letting d.c. decide for themselves. somehow, someone, somewhere will try to tell you those politicians are acting in a way that should be called conservative. if thats true, the word "conservative" has lost all meaning. and when it does, men with erectile dysfunction can be more...