Statehood for Washington D.C.
I agree, with a population greater than that of Wyoming and comparable to North Dakota and Alaska, the citizens of the city of my birth (D.C.) deserve either statehood or, my personal preference, retrocession (becoming part of Maryland again). It’s a libertarian/liberty/taxation without representation issue and seems quite straightforward to me:
Why Not Statehood For DC? – The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan.
The “Stop Outsourcing Security Act”
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Jan Schakowsky today introduced a bill that would ban security contractors from war zones. Unfortunately, considering the clout that this industry has (See: Cheney and Rumsfeld) I don’t give it much of a chance of surviving.
I hope, though, that it at least garners some much-needed attention. The fact that so much of our national security –including protecting our Embassies in places like Afghanistan– is in the hands of mercenaries loyal to the highest bidder is something that I would hope would be of concern to conservatives and liberals alike, regardless of party affiliation.
Especially after Warren’s post about the Republican party of the 50′s, I Eisenhower’s prescient address to the nation expressed it best:
