If you live in DC, do you call Eleanor Holmes Norton about particular issues?

[Anonymous]

Eleanor Holmes Norton is rude to her constituents. Someone who can at least be pleasant might be able to wield more influence.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't call her. She doesn't have a vote and basically everyone in DC is on the same page so she's not getting conflicting direction from voters. And if you call other reps, their staffers generally blow you off if you're not a constituent. I'm not sure what to do, frankly. I guess you could call friends and family in purple or red states and try to sway them to call their reps. Literally all of my friends and family live in blue states though.

I don't call her b/c I think she is ineffective. It's true that she doesn't have a vote, but she can't influence anyone either. I wish she would go away. We need to elect someone else!

The Democrats on the Hill don't care for her anymore than the Republicans do. Unfortunately, she's about 20 years past her prime, and even back then she wasn't very effective in Congress.

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Anonymous wrote:Norton was past her prime 25 years ago. It's not just that she can't work with Republicans much; she barely gets along with Democrats.

Hi, Ashley.

I agree with the OP's statement. Norton got elected to Congress despite years of having failed to pay taxes. She's been ineffective for years on the Hill, but most people in DC's political class don't want to point out that our little empress has no clothes.

She can't drive either. I saw her try to drive away from an event, and it was like the famous scene in Annie Hall when Woody Allen was trying to drive in L.A. Bumper car city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in DC. I keep reading advice on how to oppose Trump, his policies, and his nominees and it all tells me to call my Congressman. I don't think I'm going to feel productive if I call Eleanor Holmes Norton. Can I call Congressman from other districts or is that unproductive, too? It irks me that I don't really have anyone to call!! What do other people in DC do?

You live in DC - why not just go to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with a picket sign and express your displeasure with Donald?


If that type of opposition is too hardcore for you and you just want to vent to your congressman in hopes that they will reassure you that they will vote against the President in the interest of you, a constituent, then you're shit out of luck because the District of Columbia is not a state and therefore has no voting representation. (That's why we have that thing about taxation with no representation on our license plates)



Eleanor Holmes-Norton is a non-voting delegate to Congress, she is only a voting member of U.S. Congressional committees so here's a link to all the Congressional committees Eleanor Holmes-Norton is on and I don't know maybe you can contact them and say, "I'm a DC resident and I oppose Trump, his policies, and his nominees."

https://norton.house.gov/committees-and-caucuses

[Anonymous]

I take all of the "DC rights" stuff with a grain of salt. Sure, I'd like to see voting representation in Congress, but the fact is that government is not all that democratic (with a small "d") at the DC level. Sure, it's very Democratic and therein lies a problem. It means that in a multi-candidate race, say for DC Council, a candidate can win the Democratic nomination with less than 20% of the vote, and then he/she is as good as elected in November. DC needs to do what some other jurisdictions like California have done, where one party has become dominant: In that case, the two top vote getters in the primary election face each other in November, like a runoff. It would be much more 'democratic' and ensure that voters actually faced a real choice in November.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I take all of the "DC rights" stuff with a grain of salt. Sure, I'd like to see voting representation in Congress, but the fact is that government is not all that democratic (with a small "d") at the DC level. Sure, it's very Democratic and therein lies a problem. It means that in a multi-candidate race, say for DC Council, a candidate can win the Democratic nomination with less than 20% of the vote, and then he/she is as good as elected in November. DC needs to do what some other jurisdictions like California have done, where one party has become dominant: In that case, the two top vote getters in the primary election face each other in November, like a runoff. It would be much more 'democratic' and ensure that voters actually faced a real choice in November.

Eleanor Holmes-Norton doesn't have anything to do with the DC Council and the DC Council doesn't have anything to do with aiding the OP in opposing Trump so what the heck are you talking about?

[Anonymous]

EHN has been around so long, that back in the day she and Marion Barry were referred to as "Norton and Snortin'"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:EHN has been around so long, that back in the day she and Marion Barry were referred to as "Norton and Snortin'"

[Anonymous]

OP, call Paul Strauss. maybe he can help. after all, he's nothing like EHN. People like him get a lot accomplished because he can relate and work with people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, call Paul Strauss. maybe he can help. after all, he's nothing like EHN. People like him get a lot accomplished because he can relate and work with people.

The guy has been pretending to be a "senator" all these years. Far less substantive than the typical student council!