Evening star., 1949-12-11
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
Decenber's Historic Anniversaries;
Tea Party, Bill of Ri ghts and Others
By Jesse G. Suter


which occurred in December The ns OF these was the
Friday Another Of these events was the Of
generally known as the Bill Of Rights which finally
December 49, 17sl. 1873 years ago .-.
land and Virginia by which the Of those States over
square was eeded to the United States
seat of Government The esson by Maryland was by acts Of
,1a cession was 81 passed December B. 1883:
Boston Tea was % one tn s
foeu protest against the principle Of taxation by legislature
not The acts at bleak
% % e @ s
and Georgetown who the same period held similar
attitude Of these toward control by
Government in which the affected permitted
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the cession by the
oteess people of the District Of Columbia
through the fact that this transfer sovereignty carried
fundamental rights the then living
by having
particular
are sn ss sn I
which included treaties between
and the United esdas territory t:
King Of all took particular that nationals living
patton they Present-day
Of Of the peculiar h and plight h.v.
o s n3 Of that s 1ssra T n' & G 1a the h. 1 rights
MARYLAND probably the initial Of the perpetuaton Of the
political fiscal nequy which prevails the National
Capital But for this omission by Maryland there would have
United States Of provision for participation
the people the Of the
United States This omission from the Constitution embraces
t. lure not only in any to mention mel lion % the political M sta status
include general grant of to the Congress to
Al condition on Se 49,
part Of the site Of the Of Government simply cesso Of
Of the District
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For different remedies have been offered to
States
which proposes to supply the omission from the Constitution -
the seat the of the United States populou and
It rs. ara s"ad alt unit with its
and With intent that the rights Of citizens resident that
United States
a y" Il. = ', sv s its %
BY the Senate and House Of Of the
house therein That the foown: amendment the
the several States which when ratified 5, the I.ss
.turs: Of Of the States within Of %.
Ss sss S . +
Of the Government the United state. q.
powers shall be satsr than those Of State All legislation
hereunder shall be subject to amendment and repeal"
Bill o Rights Day.
Next Thursday December 15 Bill of Rights Day by virtue
. 20 ni TIN c
St1uton. These Bill of
integral part of the Constitution they really
certain Seevden naienabe eternal
which government and neither majority minority
people violate
Lately inclination place more emphasis on the
protection 10 Of the rights Of minority groups than upon The
or Of the minority.
The only specific suggestion
to have participation the
contained in the final clause Of the first amendment which
densed form reads follows:
abrdgng the right OF the peaceably assemble
to petition the Government for redress grievances
OF
the real American right participate through voting
senaton in the Congress and in the election
Vice President the Government of country
District this right
has shown that petitions from oess
impoent.
Some consolation by votess and unrep-
resented residents Of the
and TO- enumeration
stuton certain rights
others retained the
not delegated to the United Constitution pro-
hbited by to the States respectively
or to the people"
To the would indicate that the
unaenabe right OF the American citizen parcpa
IN the OF his country specifically denied
the Constitution and consequently retained
have
Constitution which would participation
OF the District of Columbia the
but nothing IS provided IN the Constitution such
participation.
1947 draft rights for the entire world was
for submission the United Nations
Rights modelled somewhat after the United States Bill Of
Rights
Article VII of this proposal particular
participating honorary members" voess urep
resented people OF the District comfort could
observance Of this article. which follows: