Another Year, Another “No” to DC Voting Rights
All hail to those who continue to fight the good fight for D.C. voting rights after this depressing news (via DCist):
“House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) has announced that he will not allow the D.C. House Voting Rights Act to come to a vote this year after all.”
It’s particularly bad news on the day that D.C.’s most revered resident and legendary civil and women’s rights activist, Dorothy Height, died at 98. Here are some of the statements on her passing. Below is audio from an NPR interview with Alexis Herman, currently secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, on Height’s legacy.
On the other hand, rights for marijuana users advance quicker than you can say “pass the bong” (admittedly, for pot users, that could be quite awhile):
“The D.C. Council voted unanimously this afternoon in favor of a bill that legalizes medical marijuana inside the District of Columbia.”