Markus Zusak Quotes
The Gunman is useless. I know it. He knows it. The whole bank knows it.
Zusak, Markus. I Am the Messenger. Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
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.
Markus Zusak is an Australian writer with Austrian and German roots. He is best known for The Book Thief and The Messenger (US title: I Am the Messenger), two novels which became international bestsellers. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award in 2014.
