District of Columbia Representation and Vote: Hearings Before Subcommittee No. 5 on House Joint Resolution 529 Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Granting Representation in the House of Representatives and in the Electoral College to the District of Columbia. April 6 and 7, 1960U.S. Government Printing Office, 1960 - 173 páginas Committee Serial No. 18. Considers H.J. Res. 529, to submit proposed constitutional amendment to states for ratification to grant eligible D.C. residents right to elect congressional delegates and to participate in Presidential elections. |
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... never any suggestion in any of those cases that I ever heard of that there would be two Members of the Senate . Mr. ROGERS . I think we all agree that what we are trying to do here is to give to the District of Columbia the right to ...
... never any suggestion in any of those cases that I ever heard of that there would be two Members of the Senate . Mr. ROGERS . I think we all agree that what we are trying to do here is to give to the District of Columbia the right to ...
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... never seriously thought about that . I suppose there might be some small possessions or territories with just a few people , and it would perhaps be unfair to give them representation in the House of Representatives . We have always ...
... never seriously thought about that . I suppose there might be some small possessions or territories with just a few people , and it would perhaps be unfair to give them representation in the House of Representatives . We have always ...
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... never get a two - thirds vote in the Senate , and perhaps not in the House if you tried to pass a constitutional amendment applicable to all the possessions and territories of the United States . The CHAIRMAN . Senator , if we attack ...
... never get a two - thirds vote in the Senate , and perhaps not in the House if you tried to pass a constitutional amendment applicable to all the possessions and territories of the United States . The CHAIRMAN . Senator , if we attack ...
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... never tried to combine them all in one . Statehood for Alaska and Hawaii was conferred separately . It is ... never heard those who advocate this , claim that the District should be a State . There may be some who do . I may not be ...
... never tried to combine them all in one . Statehood for Alaska and Hawaii was conferred separately . It is ... never heard those who advocate this , claim that the District should be a State . There may be some who do . I may not be ...
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... Never . And if we do anything of the type that is suggested by the gentleman from New York , we will never get anything done whatsoever . We have an opportunity now , and we should get right down to work and seize time by the forelock ...
... Never . And if we do anything of the type that is suggested by the gentleman from New York , we will never get anything done whatsoever . We have an opportunity now , and we should get right down to work and seize time by the forelock ...
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86th Congress American citizens Association believe BROYHILL census Citizens Joint Committee citizenship Club congressional constitutional amendment Dakota Democratic denied discharge petition District of Columbia District residents election electoral college EMANUEL CELLER entitled exclusive legislation exercise favor form of government grant gress hearings HOLTZMAN home rule bill House Joint Resolution House of Representatives impotency Joint Resolution 529 Judiciary Committee legislatures Maryland McCULLOCH MEADER ment MULTER Nation's Capital national representation number of Delegates number of electors participate political population President and Vice presidential electors principle privilege proposed amendment proposing an amendment question ratified representation in Congress Republican right to vote S.J. Res seat of government self-government Senate Joint Resolution Senator KEATING Senator RANDOLPH South Dakota Stat statehood statement subcommittee suffrage taxation without representation taxes territory Thank tion U.S. SENATOR United Vice President Virginia voice vote for President voting rights Washington WENDER West Virginia Women
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Página 29 - The District constituting the seat of Government of the United States shall appoint in such manner as the Congress may direct: A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State...
Página 83 - Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina. South Carolina, Georgia, Florida Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma...
Página 21 - The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.
Página 106 - Without it, not only the public authority might be insulted and its proceedings be interrupted with impunity ; but a dependence of the members of the General Government on the State comprehending the seat of the Government, for protection in the exercise of their duty, might bring on the National Councils an imputation of awe or influence, equally dishonorable to the Government and dissatisfactory to the other members of the Confederacy.
Página 95 - Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Washington Wisconsin Wyoming Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Florida Georgia...
Página 99 - That the foundation of English liberty and of all free government, is, a right in the people to participate in their legislative council...
Página 21 - ... President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State; they shall be in addition to those appointed by the States, but they shall be considered, for the purposes of the election of President and Vice President, to be electors appointed by a State; and they shall meet in the District and perform such duties as provided by the twelfth article of amendment. SECTION...
Página 68 - Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of both houses concurring), That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of the several States as an amendment to the constitution of the United States...
Página 97 - ... Several important considerations have been touched in the course of these papers, which discountenance the supposition, that the operation of the federal government will by degrees prove fatal to the state governments. The more I revolve the subject, the more fully I am persuaded that the balance is much more likely to be disturbed by the preponderancy of the last than of the first scale.