[ExI] a good day for liberty

Jebadiah Moore jebdm at jebdm.net
Sat Dec 18 23:39:23 UTC 2010


On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Damien Broderick <thespike at satx.rr.com>wrote:

> On 12/18/2010 4:02 PM, spike wrote:
>
>> taxation without representation is tyranny, and must be opposed.
>>
>
> Curiously enough, I have been in that situation for the last seven years. I
> pay US taxes on my earnings, but can't vote.


Residents of Washington, D.C. are in the same situation.  They have no
voting representatives in Congress.  Their license plates humorously reflect
this:
http://daviding.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/20071009_dc_license_plate.jpg

-- 
Jebadiah Moore
http://blog.jebdm.net
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