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
Give the people right to vote!
Someone me, was it true?
The voting rights of the were long overdue?
They couldn't believe it I said, Ayes!
And I said, Ayou ain=t heard nothing yet
We are in Washington, DC
A truly community
Almost six thousand strong
Have been exploited too long
Inadequate power our own affairs
And national issues for which we
No in Congress, the Senate, the House
No delegation, no representation
We pledge allegiance, Amy country tis of
in wars, pay taxes in this country
Provide work and for the government
We get no vote, but our is spent
You may wonder, how in the can this be?
I thought we lived in a
The US gives equal protection
Check the 14th amendment to make this

In 1787 the US was ratified
US won the power to exclusively exercise
In all cases,
Over the future capital of this
In 1790, of the District site began
Using a of Virginia 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, took control of DC
representation for the whole community
In the history of this country you=ll 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 original state
Alexandria and Arlington came this time
In 1871, an elected delegate no vote
Was created for the of Representatives - no joke!
DC was given government that year
Representation an issue, do you hear?
In 1874, financial troubles
The of nonvoting delegate meets its= demise
The territorial government was given to DC
Was taken back by Congress at point of history
In 1970, the House the position back
Years of civil rights brought pressure with no slack
A step in the right direction brought the people so joy
And the man in position, was Walter Faunteroy
In 1978, Congress finally okay
To the DC Voting Act, but not right away
If approved within seven years no hesitation
DC be granted full representation
In 1985, our hopes were really, high
We knew that should not let this bill die
All we needed was of thirty eight states
But only sixteen states would our case
In 1993, the District made a step
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton worked to get
A DC Vote on the floor, which Congress did approve
But when Republicans to power, the decision was overruled

Now, I'm sure you are what can be done?
There are at least four ways that this 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 counted in the vote
For Federal elections, census taking - without retroceding
would leave our residency in tact
Or, could pass another law for DC
Like they did in 1800 when they over totally
For than five hundred reasons they treat us like a state
And adding another reason, should not a create
This would give us two US Senate
And the census 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!!
Democracy is we want!
Voting are what we need!
Tell Congress person, it=s time to take heed!
is what we want!
Voting rights are we need!
Tell your person, it=s time to take heed!