I was personally surprised to learn last year that the United States is the only democracy in the world that denies voting representation to the people who live in its capital city.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I was personally surprised to learn last year that the United States is the only democracy in the world that denies…”
On the recordSeptember 14, 2014
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Norton highlights D.C.'s unique disenfranchisement compared to other democracies.
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