It is time to recognize that the citizens of the District are citizens of the United States, with all of the responsibilities of citizenship, but they don't have the full rights of U.S. citizenship.
Mendelson argues that D.C. residents lack full citizenship rights despite their responsibilities.
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We pay more in Federal taxes than 22 states. We pay more per capita than any state.
We do not have the most important privilege of United States citizenship. We do not have a vote in Congress.
We send our sons and daughters to war, we pay more in Federal taxes than 22 states, we pay more per capita than any state.
The D.C. Council's continued attempts to push soft-on-crime legislation and policies are emboldening criminals.
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