Luyện nghe bài hát Ballad of the Broken Word/Give the People Their Right 14to Vote!

No
representation!
Two years of exploitation
In the capital of nation!
No representation!
In the of this nation
Two hundred years of
the people their right to vote!
Someone me, was it true?
The voting rights of the District were overdue?
couldn't believe it when I said, Ayes!
And I said, Ayou ain=t heard nothing yet
We are in Washington, DC
A truly community
Almost six hundred strong
Have been exploited too long
power over our own affairs
And national for which we care
No in Congress, the Senate, the House
No delegation, no representation
We allegiance, Amy country tis of thee
Fight in wars, pay in this country
work and services for the government
We get no vote, but our is spent
You may wonder, how in the world can be?
I thought we in a democracy
The US constitution equal protection
Check the 14th amendment to make this

In 1787 the US was ratified
US Congress won the power to exercise
In all cases,
Over the capital of this nation
In 1790, of the District site began
Using a piece of Virginia and a of Maryland
Forming the of Columbia, or Washington, DC
But the people on voting in their former states, you see
In 1800, took control of DC
Ended for the whole community
In the history of this country find the reason why
And even in a new millennium, they want this law to
In 1846, the of DC
From Virginia to retrocede
It was returned to the state line
Alexandria and Arlington came this time
In 1871, an elected delegate with no
Was for the House of Representatives - no joke!
DC was territorial government that year
Representation an issue, do you hear?
In 1874, financial troubles
The position of nonvoting delegate meets demise
The territorial that was given to DC
Was taken by Congress at this point of history
In 1970, the House brings the back
Years of civil rights brought pressure with no slack
A step in the right direction the people so much joy
And the man in position, was Walter Faunteroy
In 1978, Congress said okay
To the DC Voting Rights Act, but not right
If approved seven years with no hesitation
DC would be granted full
In 1985, our hopes were really, really
We knew they should not let this bill die
All we needed was of thirty eight states
But only sixteen states would support our
In 1993, the District made a giant
Congresswoman Holmes Norton worked hard to get
A DC Vote on the floor, which Congress did approve
But when came to power, the decision was overruled

Now, I'm you are wondering what can be done?
There are at least four that this fight can be won
suggest we retrocede as a part of Maryland
Become a city or county in that state once
Or a new law could pass with a vote
DC residents would be counted in the Maryland
For Federal elections, census - without retroceding back
This would leave our residency in
Or, Congress pass another law for DC
Like they did in 1800 when they took totally
For more than five hundred reasons they treat us like a
And adding another reason, not a problem create
This would us two US Senate seats
And the census would determine the number of House
Preferably, DC would be the state
We'd have a seat in the and two in the Senate - it=s not too late!!
is what we want!
Voting are what we need!
Tell Congress person, it=s time to take heed!
is what we want!
Voting are what we need!
Tell your person, it=s time to take heed!