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 their right to vote!
asked me, was it true?
The voting rights of the District were overdue?
They couldn't it when I said, Ayes!
And then I said, ain=t heard nothing yet
We are in Washington, DC
A truly community
Almost six hundred strong
Have been exploited too long
Inadequate power over our own
And issues for which we care
No votes in Congress, the Senate, the
No delegation, no representation
We pledge allegiance, Amy country tis of
Fight in wars, pay in this country
Provide and services 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 the US constitution was ratified
US won the power to exclusively exercise
In all cases,
Over the future capital of nation
In 1790, selection of the District began
Using a of Virginia and a piece of Maryland
the District of Columbia, or Washington, DC
But the people kept on voting in former states, you see
In 1800, Congress control of DC
representation for the whole community
In the history of this country find the reason why
And even in a new millennium, want 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 delegate with no
Was created for the of Representatives - no joke!
DC was given territorial government that
Representation remained an issue, do you
In 1874, troubles arise
The position of nonvoting delegate its= demise
The territorial that was given to DC
Was taken back by Congress at this of history
In 1970, the brings the position back
Years of civil rights activism pressure with no slack
A step in the right direction brought the so much joy
And the man in this position, was Walter
In 1978, Congress finally said
To the DC Voting Rights Act, but not right
If approved within seven years no hesitation
DC would be granted representation
In 1985, our were really, really high
We knew they should not let this bill die
All we needed was of thirty eight states
But only sixteen would support our case
In 1993, the made a giant step
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes worked hard to get
A DC Vote on the floor, which Congress did approve
But when Republicans came to power, the was overruled

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