In our Constitution, as the gentleman knows, the District was established differently than most capitals and, I am sure, has developed in a different way than was anticipated at the time. But when Presidential voting rights were extended to the District, the Constitution had to be amended to do that. Would the gentleman anticipate that this would also require a constitutional amendment since the District is not part of any State?
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