DC report sidenote: The people of Washington, DC have no voting power. They pay federal taxes and yet have no formal, representative vote in Congress. There is a Delegate to Congress, but she does not have equal voting power as any other representative to Congress. THIS IS A TRAVESTY!!! And it must end now. It's unfortunately an historically racist and unfair policy from America's founding and needs to come to an end. There's a new group here in DC fighting for equal voting rights and you can check out their website at dcvote.org for all kinds of great information and parting gifts. I lived in DC myself for four years and can easily comprehend the travesty that continues on without proper representation. It is demoralizing, disenfranchizing, and destructive to democracy. Please learn more about this issue and help build the momentum for ending taxation without representation.