Eric Holder in Real Change, by Rep. Newt Gingrich (R, GA)

On Government Reform: DC statehood is perfectly legitimate

As one of the first acts in the majority, Democrats in Congress passed a resolution to give certain voting rights in the House to delegates from DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, & American Samoa. But consider this: American Samoa has fewer than 60,000 residents, while the average Congressional district represents 600,000 residents. Furthermore, Obama enthusiastically supports granting a congressional seat to heavily-Democratic Washington, DC, despite the fact that such a move would blatantly violate the Constitution, which reserves the right to vote for Congress to residents "of the several States." Washington, DC is not a state, of course, and this was noted in a legal opinion drafted by the Department of Justice. In a sign of the importanc of DC statehood to the Obama administration, Attorney General Eric Holder rejected the opinion and ordered a new one from other Justice lawyers, who conveniently found that DC statehood is perfectly legit. Source: Real Change, by Newt Gingrich, p. 36 Dec 18, 2007

The above quotations are from Real Change: From the World that Fails to the World that Works, by Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Click here for main summary page. Click here for a profile of Eric Holder. Click here for Eric Holder on all issues.
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