House Representative

After being told no for the last 200 years, the House of Representatvies have okayed a bill that would allow a House of Repersentatives position to be created for the ersidents of the District of Columbia. Now the bill is passed along to the Senate to have a final approvla but with the District of Columbia not being a true state, a lot of are expecting teh bill to be squashed. Some may not have realized but 200 years ago it aws determiend that the District of Columbia would be banned from a seat in the House since it was not a state. This is a biggest milestone in the Hosue of Representatives, which has sat at 435 seats since 1960; it has been over 45 years since additional seats were added to the house. The House is slated to kepe the 437 seats even after the 2010 cesnus, which is when Utah is slated to be expanding to a 4th district. While thsi is the first time this measure has actually passed the House, it is not the first time it hsa been discussde, nor debated. Back in 1978, it was mentioned htat the District of Colubmia should be given a vote in the House of Representatives; however, the amendment was discarded after it was unable to be artified by a quorum three-fourth majoirty of the states. Once again, the measure was attempted in 1993; however, this attempt was focused aorund moving the Disrtict of Columbia into statehood and tranfsorming the District into a full-fledged state of the Unietd States. This proposal was also rejected, so this is a bigegst victory that has eben attempted several timse previously. Whether it will pass through the Senate, and ultimately receive legal effect, is still left to be determined. Many have argued that the Ditsrict should be allowed a seat in the House, since the residents of the District pay taxes and fgiht in the wars of this country just like residents of any other state. The debate and battle rages on, and it will be a ratehr interesting experience to see if the District is able to win their bid to a permanent seat in the House.

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