Evening star., 1943-12-26
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Opportunity to Vote in 1914;
Senate Reports of 1941 and 1922
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

BY JESSE C. SUTER.
"An Opportunity to Vote in Next Years Elections"
In his conference Tuesday, quoted
as saying that and in the armed services ought
to have opportunity to vote in next elections unless
combat circumstances
to those members of the services residence
of Columbia District citizens inclined
the President "evey in the services
he all
Studied from angle every
mental principle and rule Of fair play those
the District of Columbia justly entitled participate the
national elections next year.
States The problem OF providing the residents Of the District
with voting participation presses
for solution all the time because their voteessness
with American concepts OF government
While within the scope hearings
local vote BILL it out continually record will
That BILL mentioned frequently home rule simply
LOT an local seup with no power greater than now pos
sesed by the present appointed
such elective the would then
be the ruling body and elected representatives District people
would be part Of that ruling body.
The adverse report by the Senate Committee the Judiciary
on Senate joint resolution IS in the Congress
referred to locally autonomy
Occasionally the McCarran bill
to grant autonomy the District The Standard Dictionary de-
fines autonomy as he power right condition OF segov-
men independence = community that ITSELF
ences"
This important problem always any
up for Whenever the rights OF
the citizen affected the citizenship
Consideration Of the problem national for
the people OF the District OF Columbia in order whenever
national taxation appropriation military service
Of the burdens citizenship 1t likewise
order when the questions OF national debt and
tona and foreign policies be determined The people Of
deeply questions
any people in the
of the most concrete the unsoundness and
the injustice of depvng participation
policies
which touch the citizen intimately the prospect of the
Districts and the armed services being merely
onookers when the national election ballots are passed out next
year
o problem, often
repeated through amendment to the Constitution Such
obstacles which prevent the
granting people representation
among
which from providing
opportunity national election
women IN the armed services from the seat OF the Go'ernnent
of the United States.
The pending proposed amendment to Constitution
the Joint Resolution and to
add to the Constitution the following:
Congress power provide that there shall
the electors Of President and Vice
the District constituting
the the of the United States in such numbers
and with such the Congress shall determine All esa
ton hereunder shall be subject to amendment and repeal
Senate Committee Reports of 194l and 1922 Differ
the Judiciary its adverse report
somewhat similar national representation amendment in
national the District is both
would be the best interests of
well detrimental to the citizens of the Dis
conflict authority between Ma
Government admitted manifest
imperative Although the pending resolution is in self
executing regard merely authorizing
representation District future tme
the opinion that such vested in Con-
would but admit of extreme the Congress to do
that which deem unwise and unnecessary
Though the of national representation have never
entertained any thought of or ambition
rc of Columbia 191 seemed
contrary to the nth degree The simple
enabling provision pending amendment entirely
innocent of any statehood possibilities construction.
of national representation have never been
impressed by e41 report which.
the way committee report the Districts
political equity They however suggestion of
The committee acknoWl-
of extreme pressure Congress to
and That challenge
pressure necessarily.
be found in the favorable
1922 the Senate Committee
Columbia to civic
it. other things contained in the
committee of the proposal 1T
Americans of the District distinctive,
czein of the people,
peopen government which roots its JUS
ce representative government
which ineparab couples taxation and arms bearing as soler
with representation"
through such representation it
with the following 1T will nfct no injury or hardship
upon Capital counteact these benefits
greatest District people earnestly desire
submit pending amendment to the States Tor
through their Legislatures to upon the question
these fellow Americans willing to
District continue to bear the
burdens citizenship including the giving of their life liberty
happiness voting participation in their national
Government sacrifices.
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