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

No
representation!
Two hundred years of
In the of this nation!
No representation!
In the capital of nation
Two hundred of exploitation
Give the people right to vote!
Someone asked me, was it
The voting rights of the were long overdue?
They couldn't believe it I said, Ayes!
And then I said, Ayou ain=t heard yet
We are in Washington, DC
A diverse community
Almost six hundred thousand
Have exploited much too long
power over our own affairs
And national for which we care
No votes in Congress, the Senate, the
No state delegation, no
We pledge allegiance, Amy country tis of
Fight in wars, pay taxes in this
Provide work and for the government
We get no vote, but our is spent
You may wonder, how in the world can be?
I thought we lived in a
The US gives equal protection
Check the 14th amendment to make connection

In 1787 the US constitution was
US Congress won the power to exercise
In all cases,
the future capital of this nation
In 1790, selection of the District began
Using a piece of and a piece of Maryland
Forming the of Columbia, or Washington, DC
But the kept on voting in their former states, you see
In 1800, Congress took of DC
representation for the whole community
In the of this country you=ll find the reason why
And even in a new millennium, they this law to apply
In 1846, the of DC
From decided to retrocede
It was returned to the original state
Alexandria and came after this time
In 1871, an elected delegate with no
Was for the House of Representatives - no joke!
DC was given territorial that year
Representation remained an issue, do you
In 1874, financial arise
The position of nonvoting delegate its= demise
The territorial that was given to DC
Was taken back by Congress at point of history
In 1970, the House brings the back
Years of rights activism brought pressure with no slack
A step in the right brought the people so much joy
And the man in position, was Walter Faunteroy
In 1978, Congress said okay
To the DC Voting Act, but not right away
If within seven years with no hesitation
DC would be granted full
In 1985, our hopes were really, high
We knew that should not let this bill die
All we needed was approval of thirty states
But only sixteen states would support our
In 1993, the made a giant step
Congresswoman Eleanor Norton worked hard to get
A DC Vote on the House floor, Congress did approve
But when came to power, the decision was overruled

Now, I'm sure you are wondering what can be
There are at least four ways this fight can be won
suggest we retrocede as a part of Maryland
Become a city or in that state once again
Or a new law could pass with a vote
DC residents would be counted in the Maryland
For Federal elections, census taking - without retroceding
would leave our residency in tact
Or, Congress could pass law for DC
Like they did in 1800 when they took totally
For than five hundred reasons they treat us like a state
And adding another reason, not a problem create
This would give us two US seats
And the would determine the number of House seats
Preferably, DC would be the 51st
We'd have a seat in the House and two in the - it=s not too late!!
is what we want!
Voting are what we need!
Tell your Congress person, time to take heed!
is what we want!
Voting are what we need!
your Congress person, it=s time to take heed!