Placemakers   /     The Warrior on the Hill

Description

Washington, D.C., may be the political center of the free world, but its670,000 residents don’t have a say in the national legislature. What they do have is a“non-voting delegate” in the House of Representatives. Eleanor Holmes Norton canintroduce legislation and vote in committee, but she can’t vote on the House floor.Over the course of 13 terms, the so-called “Warrior on the Hill” been fighting tochange that.

Subtitle
Of all the capitals of all the democracies in the world, Washington, D.C., is the only one without full voting rights. Over 13 terms, Eleanor Holmes Norton -- the District of Columbia's non-voting delegate to Congress -- has fought to change that.
Duration
2106
Publishing date
2016-10-24 05:00
Contributors
  Slate Magazine / Panoply
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