Evening star., 1948-02-08
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Kind of Vote Our People Need Most;
Home Rule District Wants and Needs
By Jesse G. Suter
t Is Needed by the District?


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the laying of the first cornerstone of the District of
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would anything rule
The Beginning of District Home Rule
introduced in the Senate January
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may be erected structure which extended
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
hs p snd President
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neny separate political keeping with its special purpose
citizens resident in that District including
nearly citizens resident in the several States may
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Resolved the Senate House Of the United
therein That the following the Constitution of
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Congress shan provide that there shall be in
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shall determine All legislation hereunder shall sub
Congress Governs the District
Constitution of the United States the Congress given
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Congress and OF participating in the selection President
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legislation requires thirds vote BY
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Participation in Ruling Essential
Parcpaon by the Americans Of the District through their duly
lessen the control by the Congress the seat Of
BY each American Of the sovereign States
Until these votee nrepresend people are accorded these
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their fellow Americans s in "o
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Nation They Americans and entitled
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Reorganization Is
The
District Columbia
plan should formulated by the
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would parallel that which
become law through the action of the State Legislature
people OF the affected fully
In the consideration of this
suggested from time time the interests the
endangered IN mind the history
relation the Nation
which the Federal interests
neglect of the apoweru Congress
of the United States
The Home Rule the District Wants and Needs
The question
briefly in the 1928 hearing before the
by the late
States IaH Commission, considerable
assistant to the Attorney
his argument supporting proposed amendment the Constitution
United
ton to the people of the District of
Now the constitutional
legislation legislation
law.
havei our
Senator's that obvious
constitutional provision exclusive legislation nothing
the do with the composition the legislative body
other opposition
quite that stult these American principles
claiming local that into
speak, weakened not claiming that right
Americans participation in the
Revolution? Participation local
had that participation in that sovereign
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idea local
But the
matter of municipal
making the laws You
the Under the constitutional provision will always make