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

No
representation!
Two hundred years of
In the capital of nation!
No representation!
In the of this nation
Two hundred of exploitation
Give the people right to vote!
Someone me, was it true?
The voting rights of the were long overdue?
They couldn't it when I said, Ayes!
And then I said, Ayou ain=t heard yet
We are in Washington, DC
A truly diverse
Almost six hundred thousand
Have been much too long
Inadequate over our own affairs
And national issues for we care
No votes in Congress, the Senate, the
No delegation, no representation
We pledge allegiance, Amy country tis of
in wars, pay taxes in this country
Provide work and services for the
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 constitution gives equal
Check the 14th amendment to make connection

In 1787 the US was ratified
US Congress won the power to exclusively
In all cases,
Over the 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 people kept on voting in their states, you see
In 1800, Congress control of DC
Ended representation for the community
In the of this country you=ll find the reason why
And even in a new millennium, want this law to apply
In 1846, the of DC
From Virginia decided to
It was returned to the original state
Alexandria and Arlington came after time
In 1871, an elected with no vote
Was for the House of Representatives - no joke!
DC was given territorial government year
remained an issue, do you hear?
In 1874, troubles arise
The position of nonvoting delegate meets demise
The government that was given to DC
Was back by Congress at this point of history
In 1970, the brings the position back
Years of civil 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 said
To the DC Voting Rights Act, but not away
If approved within seven with no hesitation
DC would be granted full
In 1985, our hopes were really, high
We knew they should not let this bill die
All we was approval of thirty eight states
But only states would support our case
In 1993, the District made a step
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes worked hard to get
A DC Vote on the House floor, Congress did approve
But when Republicans came to power, the decision was

Now, I'm sure you are wondering what can be
There are at four ways that this 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 a Congressional vote
DC residents would be counted in the Maryland
For Federal elections, census - without retroceding back
This leave our residency in tact
Or, Congress could another law for DC
Like they did in 1800 when they took over
For more than hundred reasons they treat us like a state
And another reason, should not a problem create
This would give us two US Senate
And the census would the number of House seats
Preferably, DC be the 51st state
We'd have a seat in the House and two in the Senate - not too late!!
Democracy is we want!
Voting are what we need!
Tell your Congress person, it=s time to heed!
Democracy is we want!
Voting rights are we need!
Tell your person, it=s time to take heed!