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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]
Look, everyone knew the rules for DC when it was created, people who lived there did so electively. I mean you could say slaves didn't have a choice, but they did upon emancipation. Injustice? Oh the hyperbole...[/quote]

Of course it is an injustice. How could you say otherwise? There are many examples of people seeking political change in one state that has already occurred in a neighboring state. Legal same sex marriage is a current example. Would you advise SSM supporters to simply move to another state and ignore the injustice in their state because they live there electively? Many states have fairly easy access to abortion while others restrict it. Should we tell both the pro-choice and pro-life camps to stop trying to change laws and simply move to a state that matches their position on the issue? Should pro-choice Texans simply move to New York and vice versa?

I could move out of DC and gain the right to vote for those who tax me. But, the injustice of taxation without representation -- an injustice against which our forefathers rebelled but you so cavalierly disregard -- would remain in DC. Because my concern about rights does not end at the tip of my nose, I would still be a champion of DC statehood. 
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