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

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

In the US constitution was ratified
US Congress won the power to exercise
In all cases,
Over the future of this nation
In 1790, selection of the site began
Using a piece of and a piece of Maryland
the District of Columbia, or Washington, DC
But the people kept on in their former states, you see
In 1800, took control of DC
representation for the whole community
In the history of this country you=ll find the why
And even in a new millennium, they want this law to
In 1846, the of DC
From Virginia decided to
It was to the original state line
Alexandria and Arlington after this time
In 1871, an elected delegate with no
Was created for the House of - no joke!
DC was given territorial government that
Representation remained an issue, do you
In 1874, financial arise
The position of nonvoting delegate its= demise
The territorial government was given to DC
Was taken back by at this point of history
In 1970, the House brings the position
of civil rights activism brought pressure with no slack
A step in the right direction brought the so much joy
And the man in position, was Walter Faunteroy
In 1978, Congress finally okay
To the DC Rights Act, but not right away
If approved within years with no hesitation
DC would be full representation
In 1985, our were really, really high
We knew that they not let this bill die
All we needed was approval of thirty states
But sixteen states would support our case
In 1993, the District made a step
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton hard to get
A DC on the House floor, which Congress did approve
But when Republicans came to power, the decision was

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