By: Bruce Majors

Bruce Majors — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 01:08:20 +0000

Norton is so disrespected by her own party that they refused to let her speak at the Democratic nominating convention in North Carolina. In the early years of her service as a Delegate, the 74 year old, 11 term incumbent used to submit a Bill giving DC residents equal status with Americans in Guam and Puerto Rico, who also have no Senators and only Delegates to Congress, but because of this do not pay federal income taxes. Norton dropped that Bill around 1996. I guess a Democrat just could not pass by taxing people, even when you don’t let them vote. If Norton weren’t a blindered partisan she might try to embarass these tea partiers she speaks about by getting them to exempt DC residents from taxation if they cannot vote (the tea partiers are supposed to like the Boston Tea Party after all). She might even point out to them that having the federal government refuse to recognize gay marriages DC and other states consider valid is a violation of the 10th Amendment and the rights reserved to the states. But as a Federalista who believes in expanding Federal and Executive power, Norton can’t and won’t imagine or make those arguments. Thus her party managed not to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act when it help all 3 branches of government in 2009 and 2010. She is out of juice and must go!

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