Also, while I'm spamming this afternoon

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(Really, I am sorry. But I think these all really sort of need their own posts. I'll stop now.)

Those of you who live in the District proper just don't deserve Congressional representation! Stop being so Democratic and black and stuff and maybe THEN you'll have voting rights worth protecting!

Between this and the Maryland court decision today, I'm just sort of disgusted with the whole lot.

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[gridlockjoe.livejournal.com]

It would mean that when reapportioning Congress every ten years, the combined Maryland/DC delegation would get as many seats as a state with the same population as Maryland and DC.

So Maryland at 5,307,886 plus the District with 572,059 = 5,879,945 people would yield 9 representatives. (Which, I suppose, would be the same as if DC were counted separately).

Senators would be voted on and elected by residents of both Maryland and DC, and represent them both in Congress.

I hope it's clearer now; it's been a long day.