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 of this nation
Two years of exploitation
the people their right to vote!
Someone asked me, was it
The voting rights of the District were long
They believe it when I said, Ayes!
And then I said, Ayou heard nothing yet
We are in Washington, DC
A truly diverse
Almost six hundred thousand
Have been exploited much too
Inadequate over our own affairs
And national issues for which we
No in Congress, the Senate, the House
No delegation, no representation
We pledge allegiance, Amy tis of thee
Fight in wars, pay in this country
Provide work and services for the
We get no vote, but our is spent
You may wonder, how in the can this be?
I thought we in a democracy
The US constitution gives equal
Check the 14th amendment to make connection

In 1787 the US constitution was
US Congress won the to exclusively exercise
In all cases,
Over the capital of this nation
In 1790, selection of the District site
a piece of Virginia and a piece 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 representation for the community
In the history of this you=ll find the reason why
And even in a new millennium, they this law to apply
In 1846, the of DC
From Virginia to retrocede
It was returned to the state line
Alexandria and Arlington came after this
In 1871, an elected with no vote
Was for the House of Representatives - no joke!
DC was given government that year
Representation an issue, do you hear?
In 1874, financial arise
The position of nonvoting delegate meets its=
The territorial government that was to DC
Was back by Congress at this point of history
In 1970, the House brings the back
Years of civil rights activism pressure with no slack
A step in the right brought the people so much joy
And the man in this position, was Faunteroy
In 1978, Congress finally okay
To the DC Voting Act, but not right away
If approved within seven years no hesitation
DC would be granted full
In 1985, our were really, really high
We knew that they should not let bill die
All we needed was approval of thirty states
But only sixteen states support our case
In 1993, the District made a giant
Congresswoman Holmes Norton worked hard to get
A DC Vote on the House floor, which Congress did
But when Republicans came to power, the decision was

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