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Eleanor Holmes Norton: the Constitution never envisioned people voting in D.C., yes, they never envisioned a modern metropolis of 700,000…

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
the Constitution never envisioned people voting in D.C., yes, they never envisioned a modern metropolis of 700,000 people.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton argues that the Constitution did not anticipate D.C.'s current population and voting rights.

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