Julius W. Hobson Jr. Quotes
Sending someone to be a non-voting delegate to Congress is like sending a eunuch to an orgy.
He ran however, but lost to Walter Fauntroy. Although the residents of Washington DC elected a Congressman, the Congressman did not have the right to vote on legislation. They could however, be on committees and vote on committees. The Constitution specifies that only states may have voting representatives. Territories, such as Puerto Rico, Guam and American Samoa have non voting representatives. Washington DC was placed in that category. There has been a continuous movement for Statehood for Washington DC, but that has not gotten very far. Every city larger would want two Senators as well.
Julius W. Hobson Jr., 1919-1977, Member, Washington DC City Council, Vice Presidential Nominee, the Peoples’ Party, Statement to Delegation asking him to run for the - of Non-Voting Delegate to the Congress, 1970
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