2011-05-12T01:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/43339 tag:opencongress.org,2011-05-12:/commentary/10949124 2011-05-12T01:00:00Z opencongress.org [31] The new bill (H.R. 1905) passed the full House of Representatives in a vote of 214 to 177. The bill was then referred to the Senate (S. 1257) where it passed in committee. However, the bill could only get 57 of the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h1905/show">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-08:/commentary/3625820 2008-12-08T19:00:00Z Life and other scary things Well, there is this bill, (H.R. 1905)/(S. 1257), that could come again to a vote (some time in February, I believe). This bill wants to grant Utah another House seat, but it would also grant a House seat to "Washington D.C.". ...<br /><br /><a href="http://efialtis.blogspot.com/2008/12/utah-and-washington-dc.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-29:/commentary/3659242 2008-11-29T19:00:00Z Barack Obama Agenda I oppose S.1257, because I doubt that our Nation’s Founding Fathers ever intended that the Congress should be able to change the text of the Constitution by passing a simple bill. Proponents support voting YES because:. Sen. HATCH. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.obamaagenda.com/obama-writen-articles/barack-obama-famous-quotes-on-government-reform.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-29:/commentary/3586470 2008-11-29T19:00:00Z DC, Represent! I especially think that's the case because the Senate version of the DC Voting Rights Act, S. 1257, doesn't have that provision. Re: The points you raise about the DCVRA. You wrote: "there's no clear Constitutional basis for this as ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.dcrepresent.org/2008/11/politico-reporter-dcvote-email-thread.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-24:/commentary/3456188 2008-11-24T19:00:00Z Luis's Poverty & Justice Blog [2] District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act, H.R. 1905, S. 1257, 110th Cong. (2007). [3] But see Bob Bernick and Lisa Riley Roche, 4th District Map Ok’d: But Vote on House Seat is Not on DC Calendar, Deseret News, Dec. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://luispoverty.blogspot.com/2008/11/importance-of-institutions-to-dc-voting.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-17:/commentary/3398576 2008-11-17T19:00:00Z Shopping Mall PC in Washington DC Newsletters! Additionally, a number of potential DC voting rights supporters defeated senators who opposed the DC Voting Rights Act (S. 1257). For the first time in a generation, we will likely have enough votes to secure passage and enactment of DC ...<br /><br /><a href="http://shoppingmalldc.blogspot.com/2008/11/dc-vote-victory-in-2009-looks-promising.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-09:/commentary/3261330 2008-11-09T19:00:00Z As&#39; salaam Alaykem :) Rahim Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) were replaced by potential DC voting rights supporters. It's critical that we send a message to the incoming administration and the new and returning members of Congress that a vote for the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://jamesmnordlundreality.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!95B007B5E94B56DE!597.entry">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-03:/commentary/3432284 2008-11-03T19:00:00Z DC Vote Press Releases Additionally, a number of potential supporters of DC voting rights defeated senators who opposed the DC Voting Rights Act (S. 1257)." "For the first time in a generation, we may have enough votes to secure passage and enactment of DC ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dcvote.org/media/release.cfm?releaseID=338">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-28:/commentary/3142221 2008-10-28T20:00:00Z Open Congress : Blog HR 800 – Employee Free Choice Act of 2007. S. 1348 – Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007. HR 2831 – Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007. S. 1257 – District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/740-Filibusters-Gone-Wild">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-23:/commentary/3142223 2008-10-23T20:00:00Z syntheticwombs.com S. 1257 – District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007, No, Yes. HR 7081 – United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act, Yes, Yes. S. 397 – Firearms Manufacturers Protection bill, Yes, No ...<br /><br /><a href="http://syntheticwombs.com/641/mccain-and-obama-50-key-senate-votes">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-22:/commentary/3398581 2008-10-22T20:00:00Z Assata Shakur Speaks - Hands Off Assata... Legislation in the Congress (H.R. 1905 and S. 1257) regarding a Representative for Washington, D.C. would increase the size of the House to 437 members. One of the two new seats would go to Washington, D.C. and the other would go to the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.assatashakur.org/forum/breaking-down-understanding-our-enemies/34502-what-electoral-college.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-21:/commentary/3310787 2008-10-21T20:00:00Z Assata Speaks - Hands Off Assata - Let&#39;s... Legislation in the Congress (HR 1905 and S. 1257) regarding a Representative for Washington, DC would increase the size of the House to 437 members. One of the two new seats would go to Washington, DC and the other would go to the State ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.assatashakur.org/forum/liberation-strategy/34502-what-electoral-college.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-20:/commentary/3061604 2008-10-20T20:00:00Z Dead Messenger Legislation in the Congress (HR 1905 and S. 1257) regarding a Representative for Washington, DC would increase the size of the House to 437 members. One of the two new seats would go to Washington, DC and the other would go to the State ...<br /><br /><a href="http://deadmessenger1776.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-it-works-ok.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-14:/commentary/3250712 2008-10-14T20:00:00Z Open Congress : Congress Gossip Blog S.1257 – District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007, No, Yes. HR7081 – United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act, Yes, Yes. S.397 – Firearms Manufacturers Protection bill, Yes, No ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/728-McCain-and-Obama-50-Key-Senate-Votes">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-11:/commentary/3398577 2008-09-11T20:00:00Z ProCon.org John McCain, US Senator (R-AZ), on May 1, 2007 voted No S.1257 "A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives," which stated: ...<br /><br /><a href="http://2008election.procon.org/viewresource.asp?resourceID=1657">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-10:/commentary/2822822 2008-09-10T20:00:00Z VOT3R - Republican Party NEWS has the opportunity to add a significant chapter to his distinguished record of public service. Warner should rally his compatriot GOP military veterans — there are 15 in the Senate — to vote for cloture on S. 1257. A...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.vot3r.com/stories/Warner-Should-Lead-Fight-for-DC-Before">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-04:/commentary/3398585 2008-08-04T20:00:00Z Common Cause Blog Members of Congress should honor their service by urging their colleagues in the Senate to pass the DC House Voting Rights Act, S. 1257, rather than trying to diminish the limited local rights DC residents currently enjoy. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.commonblog.com/story/2008/8/6/124319/6157">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-20:/commentary/3398590 2008-07-20T20:00:00Z Free Ride: The District I oppose S. 1257, because I doubt that our Nation's Founding Fathers ever intended that the Congress should be able to change the text of the Constitution by passing a simple bill. The ability to amend the Constitution in only two ways ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2007/09/dc_vote_moves_front_and_center_in_senate.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-14:/commentary/2503220 2008-07-14T20:00:00Z Docstoc feed for: legal September 17, 2007Dear Senator: On behalf of the American Bar Association, I urge you to support the enactment of S. 1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act. The ABA, which supports full voting representation in Congress ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.docstoc.com/docs/951416/2007sep17_dcvra_l">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-14:/commentary/2498164 2008-07-14T20:00:00Z DC Vote Press Releases ... to give an update on her bill, S. 1257, &quot;The District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007,&quot; and to offer her continuing support to local officials, and grassroots and civil rights organizations as the Council announced plans ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dcvote.org/media/release.cfm?releaseID=327">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-13:/commentary/2487839 2008-07-13T20:00:00Z DC Vote Press Releases DC Vote and local, elected officials will provide updates on the latest developments in DC voting rights and the fight to pass the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257). DC Vote will unveil a new, national ad that highlights the lack of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dcvote.org/media/release.cfm?releaseID=326">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-07:/commentary/2543977 2008-07-07T20:00:00Z Paul Strauss: United States Senator for... Strauss worked closely with House member Tom Davis (R-VA) to help move the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) through both the House and the Senate. After passing in the House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on Homeland ...<br /><br /><a href="http://paulstrauss.org/about/about-us-senator-paul-strauss">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-07:/commentary/2476864 2008-07-07T20:00:00Z Paul Strauss: United States Senator for... Strauss worked closely with House member Tom Davis (R-VA) to help move the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) through both the House and the Senate. After passing in the House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on Homeland ...<br /><br /><a href="http://paulstrauss.org/?p=9">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-01:/commentary/3845866 2008-07-01T20:00:00Z Bundesverfassungsgericht Newsfeed Oktober 1982, Rs. 283/81, NJW 1983, S. 1257 f. – <CILFIT>), kann schon dann unvertretbar sein, wenn vernünftige Zweifel im Raum stehen, wie die materiellrechtliche Frage des Gemeinschaftsrechts zu lösen ist. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/entscheidungen/rk20080506_2bvr241906.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-08:/commentary/3398583 2008-06-08T20:00:00Z The Hill Blog Our goal is ambitious – to end the Senate’s filibuster and bring the DC Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) back to the floor for a vote in summer 2008. DC Vote is doing a number of things to make this goal a reality. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.thehill.com/2008/06/09/the-fight-for-dc-voting-rights-wont-wait-for-2009/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-10:/commentary/3845869 2008-05-10T20:00:00Z Blog for America Yesterday, five members of DC for Democracy sat in Room 342 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, watching the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs debate the DC House Voting Rights Bill, S.1257. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://democracyforamerica.com/blog_posts/21202">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/commentary/2183742 2008-05-08T20:00:00Z DC Vote Press Releases Missoula, MT - In protest of the Senate filibuster of the DC Voting Rights Act (S. 1257), eleven Missoula residents and DC Vote supporters staged a protest rally on Saturday, May 3, at a meeting of the Missoula Democratic Central ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dcvote.org/media/release.cfm?releaseID=321">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-02:/commentary/2151436 2008-05-02T20:00:00Z BlueOregon DC Vote is visiting states where Senate members are filibustering the DC Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) - a bill that would give District residents their first-ever voting member in the US House of Representatives. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blueoregon.com/2008/05/support-dc-voti.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/2107269 2008-04-24T20:00:00Z Montana Netroots There has been discussion going on around the Montana Blogosphere regarding the legality of S. 1257 and HR 1905 (same bill, different parts of the Congress). The posts are great, but the real conversation gets going in the comments, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://montananetroots.com/cece/842/baucus-dc-vote-and-the-continuing-conversation/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2064214 2008-04-14T20:00:00Z Montana Netroots Max Baucus (D-MT) with a memo from Latham &amp; Watkins LLP that addresses the Senator’s concerns about the DC Voting Rights Act (S. 1257). On September 18, 57 members of the Senate voted in favor of cloture - to bring the bill to the floor ...<br /><br /><a href="http://montananetroots.com/cece/829/dc-paying-their-taxes-today-when-will-they-get-representation/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/commentary/2033365 2008-04-09T20:00:00Z Andrew Daniller DC Vote needs your help finding friends and family in our target states to help move the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) forward! On Tax Day, April 15, we’re having a call-in day for constituents of our target states: Montana, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://adaniller.com/2008/04/10/phone-banking-for-tax-day/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-06:/commentary/2064215 2008-04-06T20:00:00Z DC Vote Press Releases Advocacy organizations, DC Vote and DC Appleseed, have presented Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) with a memo from Latham Watkins LLP that addresses the Senator&#39;s concerns about the DC Voting Rights Act (S. 1257).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dcvote.org/media/release.cfm?releaseID=316">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-31:/commentary/1997588 2008-03-31T20:00:00Z Shopping Mall PC in DC Business Newsletters! On May 23, 2007, the Senate Judiciary Committee, on which I serve, held a hearing on the constitutionality of the Senate companion bill, S. 1257. The hearing featured the testimony of several Members of Congress, law professors, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://shoppingmalldc.blogspot.com/2008/04/fw-final-shopping-mall-pc-in-dc.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-29:/commentary/3398575 2008-03-29T20:00:00Z CBO's Latest 10 Documents S. 1257. District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007. As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security. and Governmental Affairs on June 13, 2007. SUMMARY. S. 1257 would expand the number of Members in the House ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=8245">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-12:/commentary/3398595 2008-03-12T20:00:00Z DC Vote ... dedicated to securing full congressional representation for Washington, DC, has launched an aggressive campaign to educate constituents in states where Senate members are filibustering the DC Voting Rights Act (S. 1257). ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.dcvote.org/2008/03/whats-oregon-got-to-do-with-it-fight.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-12:/commentary/1735000 2008-03-12T20:00:00Z blueoregon ... dedicated to securing full congressional representation for Washington, DC, has launched an aggressive campaign to educate constituents in states where Senate members are filibustering the DC Voting Rights Act (S. 1257). ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blueoregon.com/2008/03/whats-oregon-go.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-06:/commentary/1708036 2008-03-06T19:00:00Z DC Vote On The Road! DC Vote needs Montana&#39;s help to move the DC Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) forward! As you know, Senator Baucus is the lone Democrat filibustering this legislation that would provide DC residents with their first-ever vote in the House. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.dcvote.org/2008/03/calling-all-montana-voters-call-in-day.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-11:/commentary/1608415 2008-02-11T19:00:00Z Ravelry Discussions - Big Issues Debate Last year, the DC Voting Rights Act was introduced as HR 1905 in the House. It successfully passed with a vote of 241-177. It was introduced in the Senate as S. 1257. It was subjected to a successful filibuster in the senate on 9/18/07. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/big-issues-debate/topics/101024">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-10:/commentary/3845868 2008-02-10T19:00:00Z CNN Political Ticker The most recent example is the S.1257 DC voting rights bill introduced by Joe Liberman in May of last year. Hillary voted for this bill as did Obama. Hillary has promoted DC voting rights for several years. Obama is late to the party ...<br /><br /><a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/11/clinton-calls-for-dc-voting-rights/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-12:/commentary/1459305 2008-01-12T19:00:00Z Hr 1591 9; US Troop Readiness, Veterans&#39; Health, and Iraq Accountability Act - HR 1591, S. 965, HR 2206; DC Voting Rights Act – HR 1433, S. 1257; Rail and Public Transportation Security...<br /><br /><a href="http://hr6.org/blogs/hr-1591/184800/bush-veto-death-march-the/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-14:/commentary/3398593 2007-12-14T19:00:00Z Desert Beacon D.C. Voting Rights Act - H.R. 1433, S. 1257 Rail and Public Transportation Security Act - H.R. 1401 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act - S. 5 Intelligence Authorization Act - S. 372, H.R. 2082 Food and Drug Administration Revitalization ...<br /><br /><a href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2007/12/bushs-ready-veto-stamp-53-threats.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-13:/commentary/3398597 2007-12-13T19:00:00Z Easter Lemming Liberal News D.C. Voting Rights Act – H.R. 1433, S. 1257 Rail and Public Transportation Security Act - H.R. 1401 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act - S. 5 Intelligence Authorization Act - S. 372, H.R. 2082 Food and Drug Administration Revitalization ...<br /><br /><a href="http://elemming2.blogspot.com/2007/12/do-nothing-congress.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-07:/commentary/3845861 2007-12-07T19:00:00Z The Eagle Educate yourself on how your representatives in Congress voted on the recent unsuccessful bill (H.R. 1905 and S. 1257) to give D.C. one voting representative in the House. There are arguments that we should stick with tradition and obey ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theeagleonline.com/news/2007/11/29/Opinions/What-A.Travesty.Time.To.Give.D.c.The.Right.To.Vote-3120734.shtml">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-06:/commentary/1459304 2007-11-06T19:00:00Z DC Vote Press Releases Washington, DC - Just four days before Veterans Day, more than a dozen veterans joined DC Vote and Delegate Eleanor Homes Norton to demand full voting rights and urge the passage of S.1257, the DC House Voting Rights Act.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dcvote.org/media/release.cfm?releaseID=301">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-01:/commentary/1315687 2007-11-01T20:00:00Z Renewing Political Debate They were there protesting John McCain&#39;s filibuster of legislation S. 1257, which would, if passed through the Senate, provide the District with a voting member in the House of Representatives for the first time, well, ever. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://talkmonkey.blogspot.com/2007/11/trick-or-treat-comes-early-for-dc-votes.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-09:/commentary/3845865 2007-10-09T20:00:00Z Think On These Things Not only did Obama vote in favor of the bill (S. 1257), but he was a co-sponsor of the bill as well. In fact, Mayor Adrian Fenty cited Obama’s strong stand on voting rights for D.C. residents as one of the reasons why he ...<br /><br /><a href="http://thinkonthesethings.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/did-obama-skip-the-iran-vote/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-01:/commentary/1191195 2007-10-01T20:00:00Z Hit the floor Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced yesterday that he intends to bring the DC Voting Rights (S. 1257...<br /><br /><a href="http://web2.ws/blogs/hit-the-floor/8510/voting-rights-bill-to/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-30:/commentary/3398586 2007-09-30T20:00:00Z HR 1585: National Defense Authorization... S. 1257: District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007. Last Action: Cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 42. Record Vote Number: 339. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-s20070912-41">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-29:/commentary/1191193 2007-09-29T20:00:00Z Civil Rights Act Michigan election officials are reminding voters that the state&#39;s voter ID law will be enforced in November Civil Rights Act Of 1866 After a long summer wait, Majority Leader Reid has scheduled the cloture vote on S. 1257, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://civil-rights-act-932.blogspot.com/2007/09/civil-rights-act-although-there-have.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-27:/commentary/3174885 2007-09-27T20:00:00Z Cleveland vs. The World District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 - S.1257 The Senate is also scheduled to vote on this bill that would give the District of Columbia a voting seat and Utah an additional seat in the US House of Representatives. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://clevelandplanner.blogspot.com/2007/09/legislative-action-10th-district-and_28.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-24:/commentary/3398587 2007-09-24T20:00:00Z Leader's Journal releases of democrats [Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Democracy Begins at Home: Support S. 1257 “The District of Columbia Voting Rights Act; D.C. v. Tidewater Transfer Co. (1949); Parker v. District of Columbia (2007)] ...<br /><br /><a href="http://democrats.senate.gov/journal/entry.cfm?id=283554">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-23:/commentary/1191190 2007-09-23T20:00:00Z Thedoorbell&#39;s Weblog Last week, the United States Senate fell three votes short of opening debate on S. 1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007. The bill, which passed the House of Representatives this past April as HR 1433, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://thedoorbell.wordpress.com/2007/09/24/7/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-20:/commentary/1142856 2007-09-20T20:00:00Z Don Surber I oppose S. 1257, because I doubt that our Nation’s Founding Fathers ever intended that the Congress should be able to change the text of the Constitution by passing a simple bill. The ability to amend the Constitution in only two ways ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/2007/09/21/byrd-to-dc-read-the-constitution/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-19:/commentary/1229406 2007-09-19T20:00:00Z The Main Adversary However, Congress lacks the constitutional authority to simply grant the District a representative by fiat, as S. 1257 would do. The Constitution also limits representation to states alone. In seeking to resolve this genuine dilemma, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://themainadversary.blogspot.com/2007/09/dc-representation.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-19:/commentary/1140646 2007-09-19T20:00:00Z Blog for America The cloture vote on S.1257, the DC House Voting Rights Bill, the technical vote to consider the measure, failed to get the required 60 votes to survive a filibuster. A vote to give almost 600000 people the vote is apparently not even ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogforamerica.com/view/22269">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-19:/commentary/1138702 2007-09-19T20:00:00Z The Last Best Place I&#39;m having a bit of trouble gauging the faux outrage that many on the political left are having over the recent vote on S. 1257, which would have provided DC with voting rights in the House of Representatives. The defeat of this measure ...<br /><br /><a href="http://thelastbestplace.blogspot.com/2007/09/chickenshits-indeed.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-19:/commentary/1136828 2007-09-19T20:00:00Z Red Maryland However, Congress lacks the constitutional authority to simply grant the District a representative by fiat, as S. 1257 would do. The Constitution also limits representation to states alone. In seeking to resolve this genuine dilemma, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://redmaryland.blogspot.com/2007/09/dc-representation.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-19:/commentary/1133228 2007-09-19T20:00:00Z Brian&#39;s Utah Weblog Senator Bob Bennett (R-Utah) hedged his support for the bill (S. 1257) to add a fourth congressional seat to Utah even as it needed just three more votes yesterday. Does anyone wonder why he would back away from Utah’s best interests at ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.utahbrian.com/2007/09/19/why-bennett-hadges-on-fourth-seat/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-18:/commentary/1128862 2007-09-18T20:52:11Z Ø Wake Ø Wake Nine schools were sent these threatening postcards ... Update Roll Call can be found here. The Senate voted today and killed, <strong class="keyword">S.1257</strong>, a bill that would<br /><br /><a href="http://wake-941.blogspot.com/2007/09/wake-nine-schools-were-sent-these.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-18:/commentary/1131326 2007-09-18T20:00:00Z Deeper Inside the Mountain HR 1257: District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://more.gov.mtopgroup.com/2007/09/senate-vote-s-1257-district-of-columbia.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-18:/commentary/1131325 2007-09-18T20:00:00Z The People&#39;s Republic of Seabrook DC Representation Fails in Senate, Mitch McConnell Explains Himself to Space Aliens. Sorry, DC, No Vote For You In Congress, Again. Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1257)<br /><br /><a href="http://intellectualize.org/archives/012140.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-17:/commentary/3737258 2007-09-17T20:00:00Z Democrats.com - The Aggressive Progressives! Washington, DC - At 2:15 PM today, the United States Senate is scheduled to begin debate on a procedural vote on the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257). DC voting rights supporters on and off the Hill are confident ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.democrats.com/node/14354">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-17:/commentary/3142237 2007-09-17T20:00:00Z Wake up America The Senate voted today and killed, S.1257, a bill that would have granted two more voting seats in Congress, one for Utah and one for Washington DC. The vote was 57-42, falling 3 votes short of the sixty that was needed, there was also ...<br /><br /><a href="http://wwwwakeupamericans-spree.blogspot.com/2007/09/dc-vote-bill-killed-in-senate.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-17:/commentary/1238847 2007-09-17T20:00:00Z SENATUS The Senate has failed to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 1257 (DC Voting Rights Bill) by a vote of 57 (Y) to 42 (N). There are 60 yes votes required for a cloture motion to pass. This bill would give the House of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2007/09/18/senate-votes-on-dc-voting-rights/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-17:/commentary/1191194 2007-09-17T20:00:00Z DC Vote Press Releases Washington, DC - At 2:15 PM today, the United States Senate is scheduled to begin debate on a procedural vote on the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257). DC voting rights supporters on and off the Hill are confident ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dcvote.org/media/release.cfm?releaseID=292">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-17:/commentary/1132501 2007-09-17T20:00:00Z War on Terror - Homeland Security S. 1257, &quot;The District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007&quot; - which would have given the District voting representation in the House of Representatives and increased Utah&#39;s congressional delegation by one member - was ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;orgId=574&amp;topicId=25151&amp;docId=l:671846702&amp;isRss=true">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-17:/commentary/1128861 2007-09-17T20:00:00Z Dan &amp; Duffy&#39;s Blog ... if you&#39;d like to use their tool to send an email about DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257). Click on the Act Now link. The motion coming up on the Senate floor TODAY would merely clear the way for lawmakers to consider the bill.<br /><br /><a href="http://danandduffy.blogspot.com/2007/09/dc-statehood.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-17:/commentary/1128860 2007-09-17T20:00:00Z Bruce Johnson&#39;s Blog Washington, DC - The DC Republican Committee made the following statement in regard to today&#39;s action on S.1257. &quot;Today&#39;s vote shows that we still have a lot of work ahead of us and we express deep regret on today&#39;s outcome. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://wusa9.com/news/columnist/blogs/2007/09/dc-vote-goes-down-in-senate.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-17:/commentary/1128858 2007-09-17T20:00:00Z US Senate Votes On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed - A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives. (S. 1257, Roll Call 339)<br /><br /><a href="http://owenpshaw.net/congress/senate/110/roll00339.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-17:/commentary/1128857 2007-09-17T20:00:00Z Senate Rollcall Feed provided by www.legislator... A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.legislatorrater.com/rid/3558/rollcall.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-17:/commentary/1128856 2007-09-17T20:00:00Z DC Vote Press Releases Washington, DC - Today, in a procedural vote on the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257), a small group of Senators blocked the bill from being debated with a vote of 57 yeas - 42 neas. In order to overcome a filibuster, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dcvote.org/media/release.cfm?releaseID=293">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-17:/commentary/1128855 2007-09-17T20:00:00Z JURIST - Paper Chase [JURIST] The US Senate [official website] voted Tuesday 57-42 [roll call] against proceeding with debate on the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act [S. 1257 bill summary], killing the bill before it reached Senate consideration ...<br /><br /><a href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/09/us-senate-kills-dc-congressional-voting.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-17:/commentary/1128853 2007-09-17T20:00:00Z Marian&#39;s Blog I couldn&#39;t believe the news at mid-afternoon today that on a 57 &quot;yes&quot; to 42 &quot;no&quot; voice vote, the US Senate today failed to endorse S. 1257. This bill finally would have given Washington, the District of Columbia its own...<br /><br /><a href="http://marian.typepad.com/marians_blog/2007/09/3-votes-shy-dem.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-17:/commentary/1128852 2007-09-17T20:00:00Z Sen. Cornyn&#39;s Voting Record -- Tracked... Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected 57-42, 1 not voting. 97% of Democrats supporting, 84% of Republicans opposing. Sen. Cornyn [R-TX] : Nay. Go to Bill Status : S. 1257: District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=s2007-339">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-16:/commentary/3845864 2007-09-16T20:00:00Z Talking Taxes Sixty votes were required to consider the bill (S. 1257), which failed by a vote of 57 in favor and 42 against. Eight Republicans voted for the bill, while Democrat Max Baucus of Montana voted against. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ctj.org/blog/2007/09/can-congress-tax-dc-residents.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-16:/commentary/3398596 2007-09-16T20:00:00Z MotherJones.com Open letter to the US Congress: Dear Senator/Congressperson, RE: S. 1257 DC is not trampling the US Constitution… The US Constitution is trampling DC! And has been for over 200 years! JUST and LEGITIMATE power derives from the CONSENT ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.motherjones.com/washington_dispatch/2007/09/dc-representation-house.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-16:/commentary/3142235 2007-09-16T20:00:00Z LEFT OF DAYTON District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 - S.1257 The Senate is also scheduled to vote on this bill that would give the District of Columbia a voting seat and Utah an additional seat in the US House of Representatives. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://leftofdayton.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/116/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-16:/commentary/1191191 2007-09-16T20:00:00Z LWV Northfield TODAY we will generate a critical mass of calls to urge Senators to support S. 1257 and to oppose any attempts to filibuster or block the bill. There is a toll-free number - 866-346-3008 - for you to call your Senators. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://lwvnorthfieldmn.org/weblog/post/931/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-16:/commentary/1123576 2007-09-16T20:00:00Z Kavernous Thoughts TODAY we will generate a critical mass of calls to urge Senators to support S. 1257 and to oppose any attempts to filibuster or block the bill. There is a toll-free number - 866-346-3008 - for you to call your Senators. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://dreamingkat.livejournal.com/920099.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-16:/commentary/1123575 2007-09-16T20:00:00Z Blog for America After a long summer wait, Majority Leader Reid has scheduled the cloture vote on S. 1257, the DC House Voting Rights Act of 2007, for Tuesday, September 18 at 2:30 PM. For those of you who are not totally up on Hill-lingo, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogforamerica.com/view/22223">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-16:/commentary/1123574 2007-09-16T20:00:00Z Common Cause Blog DC voting rights is on the line tomorrow: Senate vote to end the filibuster on S. 1257, DC House Voting Rights Act. Today, a press conference and rally in support of the bill outside Senate office buildings. Fuzzy photo shows the bald ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.commonblog.com/story/2007/9/17/132334/467">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-16:/commentary/1123573 2007-09-16T20:00:00Z unbossed.com By passing S. 1257, the Senate can end a historic wrong and grant some measure of dignity to the Americans who work, live, raise families and pay taxes in Washington, DC. So, keep an eye on the news tomorrow (DCist promises ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.unbossed.com/index.php?itemid=1739">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-16:/commentary/1123572 2007-09-16T20:00:00Z US Senator Patrick Leahy Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), On Consideration Of S. 1257, The &quot;District Of Columbia House Voting Rights Act Of 2007&quot;,September 17, 2007. Click here to listen.<br /><br /><a href="http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200709/091707b.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-16:/commentary/1123571 2007-09-16T20:00:00Z Marian&#39;s Blog According to DC Vote, today is the second annual National Call-In Day for US voters to ask their US Senators to vote YES on S. 1257 - the DC Voting Rights Act. DC Vote says Senate Majority leader Harry Reid...<br /><br /><a href="http://marian.typepad.com/marians_blog/2007/09/call-your-us-se.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-15:/commentary/1123577 2007-09-15T20:00:00Z US emamba vote Rights For Women senate majority leader Harry Reid announced yesterday that he intends to convey the District of Columbia vote Rights bill (S. 1257) to the senate floor during the week of Sep 17. The bill passed the house this ...<br /><br /><a href="http://usemamba.freehostia.com/2007/09/17/bush-announces-social-security-reform/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-14:/commentary/1123579 2007-09-14T20:00:00Z Voting rights act After a long summer wait, Majority Leader Reid has scheduled the cloture vote on S. 1257, the DC House Voting Rights Act of 2007, for next Tuesday at 2:30 PM. Both Sen. Lieberman and Sen. Hatch support the timing, but whether we will . ...<br /><br /><a href="http://yoursitez.info/blogs/voting-rights-act/71042/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-14:/commentary/1120383 2007-09-14T20:00:00Z Voting rights act After waiting all summer, and oh, nearly 30 years since the last time a DC voting rights bill made it to the Senate floor, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has scheduled the cloture vote on S. 1257, the DC House Voting Rights Act of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://yoursitez.info/blogs/voting-rights-act/71030/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-14:/commentary/1116245 2007-09-14T20:00:00Z Fat Dumb &amp; Happy GovTrack.us. S. 1257–110th Congress (2007): District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation) citizens, congress, criminals, progressivism, socialism communism.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fatdumbhappy.com/?p=108">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-14:/commentary/1116244 2007-09-14T20:00:00Z Dance Away Blues DC residents STILL have no representation in our nation. You&#39;d better believe if the majority were white, they&#39;d be voting. Read this Sign the petition to support DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257): ...<br /><br /><a href="http://danceawayblues.blogspot.com/2007/09/give-dc-right-to-vote.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-14:/commentary/1116241 2007-09-14T20:00:00Z Voting Rights has scheduled the cloture vote on S. 1257, the DC House Voting Rights Act of . 1257, the DC House Voting Rights Act of 2007, for next Tuesday at 2:30 PM. Both Sen. Lieberman and Sen. Hatch support the timing, but whether we will have ...<br /><br /><a href="http://voting-rights-904.blogspot.com/2007/09/voting-rights-united-states.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-14:/commentary/1116240 2007-09-14T20:00:00Z Voting Rights Act has scheduled the cloture vote on S. 1257, the DC House Voting Rights Act of . Voting Rights Act Of 1965 On Tuesday, the Senate has a cloture vote scheduled for 2:30 to end the filibuster on the DC Voting Rights Act, giving DC a seat in ...<br /><br /><a href="http://voting-rights-act-901.blogspot.com/2007/09/voting-rights-act-united-states.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-13:/commentary/1116243 2007-09-13T20:00:00Z African American News African American News After 206 years, the Senate is poised to pass S. 1257, the DC voting rights bill the House passed in April to give DC a voting seat in the House of Representatives. She specializes in popular culture, 20th century ...<br /><br /><a href="http://african-american-news-932.blogspot.com/2007/09/african-american-news-governor-mitt.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-13:/commentary/1116242 2007-09-13T20:00:00Z Mike Panetta: DC&#39;s Shadow Representative After a long summer and waiting out the Senate’s ‘vacation without representation’ the DC Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) is due for a cloture vote Tuesday at 2:30 PM. This is a make-or-break moment for this bill, we’ll need 60 votes to be <br /><br /><a href="http://mikepanetta.com/2007/09/14/voting-rights-bill-set-for-senate-vote-next-week/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-13:/commentary/1112526 2007-09-13T20:00:00Z DCist has scheduled the cloture vote on S. 1257, the DC House Voting Rights Act of 2007, for Tuesday at 2:30 pm. But whether the bill has the 60 votes needed to avoid a filibuster is still unclear, so voting rights activists are asking ...<br /><br /><a href="http://dcist.com/2007/09/14/plan_ahead_voti.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-12:/commentary/1112527 2007-09-12T20:00:00Z NotionsCapital Next week the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) will be considered by the Senate. It would allow the US citizens of the District of Columbia a single vote in the House of Representatives, the “People’s House,â€* where representation is ...<br /><br /><a href="http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2007/09/14/democracy-has-a-chance-in-dc/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-12:/commentary/1108307 2007-09-12T20:00:00Z Arkansas Republican Assemblies (ARRA) Joe Lieberman (D-CT), the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act, S. 1257, would establish full House of Representatives voting rights for the District of Columbia and add an additional seat to Utah, the next state in line to pick ...<br /><br /><a href="http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2007/09/dc-voting-rights-issue-is-back.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-12:/commentary/1106801 2007-09-12T20:00:00Z NASW Advocacy Blog introduced the DC House Voting Rights Act (S.1257) in the Senate. On June 13, 2007 S.1257 passed in the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs with bipartisan support, by a vote of 9-1. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.socialworkblog.org/advocacy/?p=13">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-12:/commentary/1105101 2007-09-12T20:00:00Z Arkansas Journal Despite what the US Constitution says, Harry Reid has announced that he will bring S. 1257 to the floor. Thankfully, Mitch McConnell has vowed to filibuster it. Remarkably, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is a sponsor of this bill because it ...<br /><br /><a href="http://arkjournal.com/2007/09/harry-reid-schedules-senate-vote-to.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-11:/commentary/1105100 2007-09-11T20:00:00Z osint Urge your Senators to Vote NO on S. 1257 Earlier this year, Democrats attempted to pad their majority by giving certain congressional voting rights to delegates from 5 non-state territories-the District of Columbia, American Samoa, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://osint-synergy191.blogspot.com/2007/09/osint-dc-voting-rights-issue-is-back.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-10:/commentary/1123580 2007-09-10T20:00:00Z Hit the floor Washington, DC - During a press conference today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) announced his intentions to bring the DC House Voting rights Act (S. 1257) to the Senate Floor the wee...<br /><br /><a href="http://web2.ws/blogs/hit-the-floor/6059/dc-voting-rights-act/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-06:/commentary/3845863 2007-09-06T20:00:00Z DCist Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced yesterday that he intends to bring the D.C. Voting Rights bill (S. 1257) to the Senate floor during the week of September 17. The bill passed the House this spring and has already cleared two ...<br /><br /><a href="http://dcist.com/2007/09/07/voting_rights_b_2.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-05:/commentary/1072176 2007-09-05T20:00:00Z DC Vote Press Releases Washington, DC - During a press conference today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) announced his intentions to bring the DC House Voting rights Act (S. 1257) to the Senate Floor the week of September 17. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dcvote.org/media/release.cfm?releaseID=290">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-09-05:/commentary/1072175 2007-09-05T20:00:00Z Common Cause Blog Senate Leader Harry Reid has said S. 1257, DC House Voting Rights Act is on the list of priority legislation that the Senate will act on this month. The Washington Post today noted in an editorial that conservative Republican ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.commonblog.com/story/2007/9/6/164041/8497">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-29:/commentary/1072179 2007-08-29T20:00:00Z African-American News After 206 years, the Senate is poised to pass S. 1257, the DC voting rights bill the House passed in April to give DC a voting seat in the House of Representatives.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.topix.com/afam/2007/08/commentary-will-america-allow-the-senate-to-filibuster-d-c-voting-rights-bill?fromrss=1">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-29:/commentary/1072178 2007-08-29T20:00:00Z notionscapital The 100 Freedom Riders will rally with supporters of the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) in Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky and deliver petitions to the home offices of Senators John Warner, Mitch McConnell, and Robert Byrd. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2007/08/30/freedom-riders/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-27:/commentary/3398598 2007-08-27T20:00:00Z AFL-CIO NOW BLOG The Senate bill, S. 1257, was introduced by Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Bob Bennett (R-Utah). The bill would create a congressional district in the District of Columbia and allow the residents to elect a ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.aflcio.org/2007/08/28/washington-dc-residents-ride-for-freedom-to-vote/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-19:/commentary/1033387 2007-08-19T20:00:00Z Jonathan Turley United States Senate, Committee on the Judiciary, “Ending Taxation Without Representation: The Constitutionality of S. 1257,” May 23, 2007. (more…)<br /><br /><a href="http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/2007/08/20/list-of-prior-testimony/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-19:/commentary/1008423 2007-08-19T20:00:00Z Jonathan Turley Regrettably, I believe that S. 1257 is the wrong means. Despite the best of motivations, the bill is fundamentally flawed on a constitutional level and would only serve to needlessly delay true reform for District residents. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/2007/08/20/testimony-dc-vote-in-congress-senate-judiciary-committee/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-30:/commentary/928965 2007-07-30T20:00:00Z Common Cause Blog They have a lot on their schedule, but need to find time to pass S. 1257, DC House Voting Rights Act. Sen. McConnell: We need you to agree not to lead the first filibuster of a voting rights bill since 1964 - 43 years ago. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.commonblog.com/story/2007/7/31/155845/378">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-26:/commentary/3398582 2007-07-26T20:00:00Z The Heritage Foundation Papers: Asia However, Congress lacks the constitutional authority to simply grant the District a representative by fiat, as S. 1257 would do. The Constitution also limits representation to states alone. In seeking to resolve this genuine dilemma, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.heritage.org/research/legalissues/wm1569.cfm">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-26:/commentary/914196 2007-07-26T20:00:00Z DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA by Nathaniel Ward The Senate is currently considering S. 1257, the District of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://district-of-columbia-news-source.blamfluie.com/2007/07/27/the-constitution-and-voting-representation-for-t-2827853.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-25:/commentary/985759 2007-07-25T20:00:00Z Columbia MO The Constitution and Voting Representation for the District of … Heritage.org, DC - 7 hours ago by Nathaniel Ward The Senate is currently considering S. 1257, the &quot;District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007,&quot; which would grant ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.local-city-news.com/columbia-mo/2007/07/27/the-constitution-and-voting-representation-for-the-district-of-heritageorg-columbia-missouri-news/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-24:/commentary/904217 2007-07-24T20:00:00Z DCist She said that the delay will not harm the bill because of the unprecedented momentum S. 1257 has garnered here and around the country, and because of Leader Reid&#39;s strong commitment. It also noted that the legislation has a &quot;healthy ...<br /><br /><a href="http://dcist.com/2007/07/25/voting_rights_m_2.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-23:/commentary/900030 2007-07-23T20:00:00Z Common Cause Blog S. 1257, DC House Voting Rights Act is sitting, waiting for their action before they leave for the monthlong August recess. We&#39;ve got a majority in the Senate supporting the bill, but need more votes to overcome a filibuster that woul ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.commonblog.com/story/2007/7/12/161544/513">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-23:/commentary/900029 2007-07-23T20:00:00Z Oklahoma Women&#39;s Network Blog S. 1257, the DC House Voting Rights Act of 2007 is the current attempt to give this considerable number of America citizens the right to vote. You can use a toll free number -- 1-866-346-3008 -- to call your Senators and ask them to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://oklahomawomen.blogspot.com/2007/07/voting-rights-for-citizens-of-district.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-16:/commentary/872682 2007-07-16T20:00:00Z unbossed.com On Wednesday, June 13, 2007, the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) passed in the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 9-1! With broad bipartisan support, this gives the bill ever-growing momentum as it now ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.unbossed.com/index.php?itemid=1630">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-01:/commentary/801433 2007-07-01T20:00:00Z ORIGINAL JURISDICTION The debate over the constitutionality of S.1257, the bill that would give residents of the District of Columbia a voting member in the House of Representatives, is a very interesting one. But it is not a hard one because the bill is ...<br /><br /><a href="http://originaljurisdiction.blogspot.com/2007/07/giving-dc-voting-rights.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-27:/commentary/3523254 2007-06-27T20:00:00Z TheHill.com: Top News The D.C. Republican Committee supports S. 1257, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007,â€* they wrote. “We do so in the tradition in which the Republican Party was created.â€* In 1861, Republican President Abraham Lincoln ...<br /><br /><a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/gop-senators-urged-to-support-d.c.-voting-member-in-house-2007-06-29.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-24:/commentary/3845862 2007-06-24T20:00:00Z DCist Feingold is now introducing S. 1257, the D.C. Voting Rights Act to hearing attendees. 1:46 p.m.: Sen. Feingold spoke eloquently in favor of the bill. He said: "The other fundamental document of our founding, the Declaration of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://dcist.com/2007/05/23/senate_judiciar_1.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-23:/commentary/801438 2007-06-23T20:00:00Z Political News of Today May 23, 2007 Washington, DC - Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257). This hearing follows one held in the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee last week. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://jsnnews.blogspot.com/2007/06/dc-house-voting-rights-act-clears.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-17:/commentary/801431 2007-06-17T20:00:00Z cbo&#39;s Latest 10 Documents Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 13, 2007.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=8245&amp;type=1">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-14:/commentary/3398592 2007-06-14T20:00:00Z BobGeiger.com S. 1257: A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives; S. 274: A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://bobgeiger.blogspot.com/2007/06/this-weeks-senate-committee-schedule.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-13:/commentary/801432 2007-06-13T20:00:00Z Senate Judiciary -- Monitored by GovTrack.us A new Congressional Budget Office Report is available. Here is a summary: CBO estimates that enacting the bill would increase direct spending by about $200000 in 2009 and by about $2 million over the 2008-2017 period. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billreport.xpd?bill=s110-1257&amp;type=cbo">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-13:/commentary/738102 2007-06-13T20:00:00Z Students for DC Vote - MySpace Blog Senate Committee Marks-up DC House Voting Rights Act Tomorrow Committee Action is the Last Hurdle Before S. 1257 Floor Vote June 12, 2007 Washington, DC - The Senate Committee on Homeland Security...<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&amp;friendID=98478779&amp;blogID=276230226">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-13:/commentary/737461 2007-06-13T20:00:00Z DC for Democracy Yesterday, five members of DC for Democracy sat in Room 342 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, watching the Senate Committee on Homeland Security &amp; Governmental Affairs debate the DC House Voting Rights Bill, S.1257. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dcfordemocracy.org/2007/06/14/one-step-closer-to-a-vote-in-the-house/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-13:/commentary/737326 2007-06-13T20:00:00Z Scott&#39;s Take Arlen Specter (R-PA) and urge his support for the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257). Let&#39;s review the bidding:. DC has no vote in Congress. Congress not only sets national policy, but also has the power to overturn laws passed by the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://scottstake.blogspot.com/2007/06/dc-needs-pennsylvanians.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-12:/commentary/861491 2007-06-12T20:00:00Z Now for wicked rumours, star secrets, fashion,... NOW joined with an impressive list of social justice organizations calling for the Senate to support S. 1257, which would finally give residents of the District of Columbia a voting member in Congress.<br /><br /><a href="http://nowthats.biz/?p=107">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-12:/commentary/801436 2007-06-12T20:00:00Z Mr. Conan Neutron, esq. - Lord High Awexome... We recognize that S. 1257 doesn&#39;t provide for Senate representation, and we support the bill for providing the most basic right, a vote in the People&#39;s House. A second amendment seeks expedited review. In a room packed with supporters ...<br /><br /><a href="http://neutron-x.livejournal.com/530897.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-12:/commentary/801435 2007-06-12T20:00:00Z mydd The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed the DC House Voting Rights bill (S. 1257) by a vote of 9-1, with three Republicans voting YES (Collins, Coleman, Voinovich). This was the latest step forward for ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/6/13/16332/0026">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-12:/commentary/738263 2007-06-12T20:00:00Z News on Iraq CQPolitics.com - The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee by a 12-5 vote approved S 1257 to give the District of Columbia a full voting member in the House. The bill also would give Utah a fourth congressional ...<br /><br /><a href="http://iraq.autoblogscript.com/?p=7781">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-12:/commentary/737151 2007-06-12T20:00:00Z International Military Forums CQPolitics.com - The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee by a 12-5 vote approved S 1257 to give the District of Columbia a full voting member in the House. The bill also would give Utah a fourth congressional ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.military-quotes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39525">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-12:/commentary/735355 2007-06-12T20:00:00Z News from NOW NOW joined with an impressive list of social justice organizations calling for the Senate to support S. 1257, which would finally give residents of the District of Columbia a voting member in Congress.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.now.org/news/whatsnew.html?title=now_calls_for_d_c_voting_rights&amp;more=1&amp;c=1&amp;tb=1&amp;pb=1">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-12:/commentary/735354 2007-06-12T20:00:00Z MyDD We recognize that S. 1257 doesn&#39;t provide for Senate representation, and we support the bill for providing the most basic right, a vote in the People&#39;s House. A second amendment seeks expedited review. In a room packed with supporters ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/6/13/1319/77626">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-12:/commentary/735353 2007-06-12T20:00:00Z CQPolitics.com - All Stories The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee by a 12-5 vote approved S 1257 to give the District of Columbia a full voting member in the House.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/2007/06/senate_panel_approves_dc_votin.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-11:/commentary/3142233 2007-06-11T20:00:00Z War on Terror - Homeland Security SUBJECT: Full committee markup of S.1257, the "District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007"; S.274, the "Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act"; HR1254, the "Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2007";<br /><br /><a href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;orgId=574&amp;topicId=25151&amp;docId=l:625651384&amp;isRss=true">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-11:/commentary/735356 2007-06-11T20:00:00Z Untitled The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs will mark-up the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) on Wednesday, June 13 at 10:00 AM. The mark-up represents the last step in the legislative process before S. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dcvote.org/media/release.cfm?releaseID=284">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-04:/commentary/735357 2007-06-04T20:00:00Z Religious Action Center The other week, I attended the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257). I have been to a few DC Voting Rights hearings during my year as a Legislative Assistant, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.rj.org/rac/2007/06/democracy_at_home.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-28:/commentary/3845867 2007-05-28T20:00:00Z GovTrack.us Tracked Events Edward Kennedy [D-MA]: Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing entitled "Ending Taxation without Representation: The Constitutionality of S. 1257" on ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-s20070523-39">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-22:/commentary/682802 2007-05-22T20:00:00Z dcist Feingold is now introducing S. 1257, the DC Voting Rights Act to hearing attendees. 1:46 pm: Sen. Feingold spoke eloquently in favor of the bill. He said: &quot;The other fundamental document of our founding, the Declaration of Independence, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dcist.com/2007/05/23/senate_judiciar_1.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-22:/commentary/682810 2007-05-22T14:20:54Z IN THE NEWS Senate Judiciary Committe Hearing on DC Voting Rights May 22nd, 2007 DCist ... Representation: The Constitutionality of <strong class="keyword">S.1257</strong>,” which will address, natch, the constitutionality<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nonprofitvote.org/news/?p=286">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-21:/commentary/683912 2007-05-21T20:00:00Z Congress - Press Releases ... Rights Act of 2007 Washington, DC - US Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) will chair a full Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, May 23rd entitled, &quot;Ending Taxation Without Representation: The Constitutionality of S.1257. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;orgId=574&amp;topicId=100007410&amp;docId=l:616513705&amp;isRss=true">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-21:/commentary/682804 2007-05-21T20:00:00Z Mike Panetta: dc&#39;s Shadow Representative The committee has scheduled a full hearing on Wednesday called “Ending Taxation Without Representation: The Constitutionality of S.1257,” which will address, natch, the constitutionality of the bill. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), ...<br /><br /><a href="http://mikepanetta.com/2007/05/22/senate-judiciary-hearing-on-voting-rights-tomorrow/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-21:/commentary/682115 2007-05-21T20:00:00Z DCist The committee has scheduled a full hearing on Wednesday called “Ending Taxation Without Representation: The Constitutionality of S.1257,” which will address, natch, the constitutionality of the bill. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dcist.com/2007/05/22/senate_judiciar.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-20:/commentary/682807 2007-05-20T20:00:00Z house floor plans ... to Senate Floor in JuneNew York Times, NY - 7 hours agoJoseph I. Lieberman, I-Conn., says he plans to have the District of Columbia voting rights bill (S 1257) marked up and house floor plans delivered to the full Senate by early . ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dehydrators4less.com/house-floor-plans/2007/05/grassley-has-reservations-over-democrat-amt-plans-house-floor-plans.php">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-18:/commentary/682118 2007-05-18T20:00:00Z I&#39;ve Come to Look for America H 1433, the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007, has passed the House and companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate as S 1257. Now is the time to contact your senators and urge them to co-sponsor and vote ...<br /><br /><a href="http://lookforamerica.blogspot.com/2007/05/got-minute-to-make-phone-call-or-send-e.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-15:/commentary/682805 2007-05-15T20:00:00Z cqpolitics.com - All Stories Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, I-Conn., says he plans to have the District of Columbia voting rights bill (S 1257) marked up and delivered to the full Senate by early June.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/2007/05/dc_representation_bill_on_fast.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-14:/commentary/682120 2007-05-14T20:00:00Z DC Vote Press Releases Washington, DC - Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) kicked off today&#39;s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) by laying out a forceful case for the constitutionality of the bill. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dcvote.org/media/release.cfm?releaseID=281">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-14:/commentary/682116 2007-05-14T20:00:00Z unbossed.com Now the Senate needs to move on S. 1257, which Senators Lieberman, Hatch, and Bennett introduced earlier this month. I’ve written before about the injustice of DC residents not having voting representation in Congress – we pay taxes and ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.unbossed.com/index.php?itemid=1509">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-13:/commentary/682808 2007-05-13T20:00:00Z DC Vote Press Releases Washington, DC - The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs will hold a hearing on the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) on Tuesday, May 15 at 10:00 AM. Hearing witnesses will include members of Congress, ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dcvote.org/media/release.cfm?releaseID=280">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-09:/commentary/682119 2007-05-09T20:00:00Z Fold / Spindle / Mutilate 2.0 Tell your Senator to bring democracy home by supporting the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) today. 2. National Popular Vote. Last month I wrote about Maryland becoming the first state to sign a National Popular Vote Bill into law. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2007/05/11/our-dysfunctional-democracy/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-08:/commentary/682806 2007-05-08T20:00:00Z Conservative Revolutionary American Party III Tell your Senator to bring democracy home by supporting the DC House Voting Rights Act (S. 1257) today. 2. National Popular Vote. Last month I wrote about Maryland becoming the first state to sign a National Popular Vote Bill into law. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://crap713three.blogspot.com/2007/05/our-dysfunctional-democracy.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-08:/commentary/682121 2007-05-08T20:00:00Z Comments for Unqualified Offerings Ghebs, the bill passed the House, with 22 Republicans supporting it (and 6 Dems voting against), and is now in the Senate (S 1257). It’s Utah that benefits, for now. After the 2010 census the extra seat would go to some other state ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.highclearing.com/index.php/archives/2007/05/09/6370#comment-51564">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-06:/commentary/682117 2007-05-06T20:00:00Z DC for Democracy For example, with the help of Maida Tryon of Democracy for MD, and MD State Party Chair, Terry Lierman, we hope to see Senators Mikulski and Cardin co-sponsor the new Senate bill (S 1257) very soon! The more supporters sign on as ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dcfordemocracy.org/2007/05/07/dc4d-makes-waves-at-party-chiefs-convention/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-03:/commentary/682114 2007-05-03T20:00:00Z mydd This week Joe Lieberman introduced S. 1257, the Senate version of the DC voting rights bill (the House version, HR 1905, passed last month). So far he&#39;s got seven cosponsors, and it&#39;s good to see that they include two of the Democratic ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/5/4/15371/43682">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-30:/commentary/3398574 2007-04-30T20:00:00Z GovTrack.us Tracked Events A bill in the US Congress: A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1257">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-29:/commentary/682803 2007-04-29T20:00:00Z washingtonwatch.com - Welcome to washingtonwatc... S. 1257 would provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives....<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1257.html">Go to article</a>