tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562760504592265136.post482907693338162485..comments2023-09-04T04:08:08.184-06:00Comments on Ol' Buffalo Blog: No Congressional Seat for DC!blainenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06506737880113517561noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562760504592265136.post-54005477228531696202010-04-08T15:18:27.503-06:002010-04-08T15:18:27.503-06:00Today, I received a letter from Utah's Senator...Today, I received a letter from Utah's Senator Orin Hatch, one of the sponsors of S.160. Although the language in the Constitution is very specific about representatives coming only from the States, the senator still claims that having representatives come from the District of Columbia (which is not a state) is constitutional. He also justifies this legislation by saying Utah needs another representative (even though the 2000 Census said, "no"). Utah does not need a fourth representative enough to justify violating the Constitution. This legislation is just one more unconstitutional bill that lets the camel's nose unto the tent -- the camel being the complete overthrow of our constitutional republic. I am deeply disappointed and angered that one of my own senators is so willing to toss out the Constitution. I am struggling, unsuccessfully, to find a good reason to support his reelection. If only voters in other States were so insistent on compliance with the Constitution.blainenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506737880113517561noreply@blogger.com