Anonymous
Post 04/20/2017 08:27     Subject: Did you know the District has Shadow Senators????
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why am I just finding out about this now


Because they're pointless.


this. The rep Norton can't vote but she sure as shit makes a big stink on behalf of the district. the shadow senator has about as much power as a 7 grade student council secretary.



They waste a LOT of money, too. The budget for Eleanor's office could be put to many more important things in the district.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2017 23:10     Subject: Did you know the District has Shadow Senators????
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why am I just finding out about this now


Because they're pointless.


this. The rep Norton can't vote but she sure as shit makes a big stink on behalf of the district. the shadow senator has about as much power as a 7 grade student council secretary.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2017 20:21     Subject: Did you know the District has Shadow Senators????
Anonymous wrote:Why am I just finding out about this now


Because they're pointless.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2017 18:18     Subject: Did you know the District has Shadow Senators????
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Because you are clueless and uninformed?

+1


wow. np here and these posts are just mean. How is a person able to become clued in and informed if they are made to feel like shit every time they ask about something they just heard about?


But the person didn't ask anything about the position of shadow Senator. Just expressed amazement that they existed and asked why they just learned this. That's not trying to become informed, it's just marveling at your own ignorance.

Shadow senators are not unique to DC. Historically, territories elected shadow reps and senators before their admission as states. The first shadows were elected from Tennessee before it became a state, and became Tennessee's actual reps after admission. DC has been electing two shadow senators and a rep since 1990. They are unpaid, and their role is to lobby for DC statehood.


Jesse Jackson was one of the first DC shadow senators.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2017 18:08     Subject: Did you know the District has Shadow Senators????
Because our shadow senators are stuffed shirts who like to pretend that they already are senators instead of unpaid lobbyists?
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2017 13:18     Subject: Did you know the District has Shadow Senators????
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Because you are clueless and uninformed?

+1


wow. np here and these posts are just mean. How is a person able to become clued in and informed if they are made to feel like shit every time they ask about something they just heard about?


But the person didn't ask anything about the position of shadow Senator. Just expressed amazement that they existed and asked why they just learned this. That's not trying to become informed, it's just marveling at your own ignorance.

Shadow senators are not unique to DC. Historically, territories elected shadow reps and senators before their admission as states. The first shadows were elected from Tennessee before it became a state, and became Tennessee's actual reps after admission. DC has been electing two shadow senators and a rep since 1990. They are unpaid, and their role is to lobby for DC statehood.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2017 13:09     Subject: Did you know the District has Shadow Senators????
Anonymous wrote:Because you have never voted in a DC primary or general election where the candidates are listed?


That. I learned that shadow Senators existed when I voted for the first time.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2017 09:43     Subject: Did you know the District has Shadow Senators????
Anonymous wrote:You guys are complete jerks for these responses to this guy.


Seriously. I follow politics very closely from right outside DC in MD. And I knew about the shadow Senator position, and that it's a different position than Eleanor Holmes Norton's office, but I thought there was only one shadow Senator until I looked it up just now.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2017 09:29     Subject: Did you know the District has Shadow Senators????
You guys are complete jerks for these responses to this guy.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2017 09:18     Subject: Did you know the District has Shadow Senators????
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Because you are clueless and uninformed?

+1


wow. np here and these posts are just mean. How is a person able to become clued in and informed if they are made to feel like shit every time they ask about something they just heard about?
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2017 09:16     Subject: Did you know the District has Shadow Senators????
Because you have never voted in a DC primary or general election where the candidates are listed?
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2017 08:40     Subject: Did you know the District has Shadow Senators????
Anonymous wrote:Because you are clueless and uninformed?

+1
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2017 01:28     Subject: Did you know the District has Shadow Senators????
Because you were in the not outraged and not paying attention category until approximately Nov 9, 2016?
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2017 01:22     Subject: Did you know the District has Shadow Senators????
Because you are clueless and uninformed?
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2017 01:22     Subject: Did you know the District has Shadow Senators????
Why am I just finding out about this now