Supreme Court Turns Away Appeal by DC Residents to Give Them Voting Member in Congress
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal by DC residents seeking a voting member in the House of Representatives.
The Supreme Court previously ruled DC residents do not have a constitutional right to a vote in Congress.
DC was never meant to be a place where people permanently reside, but the left has been pushing for statehood and representation anyway.
11 residents of DC previously challenged the District’s nonvoting status and the Supreme Court on Monday affirmed a ruling from a 3-judge panel.
A lower court rejected their argument earlier this year and said DC residents don’t live in a state therefore should not be given a member of Congress.
“Residents of the District of Columbia are the only adult American citizens subject to federal income taxes who lack voting representation in Congress,
