Washington DC license plates

[Homerboy]

http://www.geocities.com/Motor...ay/1151/SAMPLE-DC.html

Does anyone else find that stupid?
They say "Taxation without Representation"
That reads as if they are taxing us without us being represented.
Aren't they missing a VERY important "No" in the front of that phrase?

 

[rbV5]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
http://www.geocities.com/Motor...ay/1151/SAMPLE-DC.html

Does anyone else find that stupid?
They say "Taxation without Representation"
That reads as if they are taxing us without us being represented.
Aren't they missing a VERY important "No" in the front of that phrase?

That was then, this is now

 

[wedi42]

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DC Vote's Mission DC Vote is a 501 (c)(3) educational and advocacy organization dedicated to securing full voting representation in Congress for the residents of the District of Columbia. Working to End Taxation Without Representation in America's Capital Currently, more than half a million Americans living in our nation's capital have no congressional voting rights. They have no vote for jobs, no vote for health care, no vote for education or any issue debated and voted on by the U.S. Congress.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: johngute
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DC Vote's Mission DC Vote is a 501 (c)(3) educational and advocacy organization dedicated to securing full voting representation in Congress for the residents of the District of Columbia. Working to End Taxation Without Representation in America's Capital Currently, more than half a million Americans living in our nation's capital have no congressional voting rights. They have no vote for jobs, no vote for health care, no vote for education or any issue debated and voted on by the U.S. Congress.

Ok... BUT wouldnt you want the tags to read "No" still? As the way it reads you seem to be saying "I want taxation without representation!!!"

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: johngute
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DC Vote's Mission DC Vote is a 501 (c)(3) educational and advocacy organization dedicated to securing full voting representation in Congress for the residents of the District of Columbia. Working to End Taxation Without Representation in America's Capital Currently, more than half a million Americans living in our nation's capital have no congressional voting rights. They have no vote for jobs, no vote for health care, no vote for education or any issue debated and voted on by the U.S. Congress.

Ok... BUT wouldnt you want the tags to read "No" still? As the way it reads you seem to be saying "I want taxation without representation!!!"

it's supposed to be the current situation - they are taxed, but do not have any congressional representatives (only 1 electoral vote).

thus, taxation without representation.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: johngute
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DC Vote's Mission DC Vote is a 501 (c)(3) educational and advocacy organization dedicated to securing full voting representation in Congress for the residents of the District of Columbia. Working to End Taxation Without Representation in America's Capital Currently, more than half a million Americans living in our nation's capital have no congressional voting rights. They have no vote for jobs, no vote for health care, no vote for education or any issue debated and voted on by the U.S. Congress.

Ok... BUT wouldnt you want the tags to read "No" still? As the way it reads you seem to be saying "I want taxation without representation!!!"

I can see what they're going for here. I think it's effective. If they said "No taxation without representation," you wouldn't have given it a second thought. But because of the unusual wording, you posed a query, and it revealed the pertinent information that DC residents have no voice in Congress. I already knew this, but I never think about it; this thread has reminded me just how unjust that is.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: johngute
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DC Vote's Mission DC Vote is a 501 (c)(3) educational and advocacy organization dedicated to securing full voting representation in Congress for the residents of the District of Columbia. Working to End Taxation Without Representation in America's Capital Currently, more than half a million Americans living in our nation's capital have no congressional voting rights. They have no vote for jobs, no vote for health care, no vote for education or any issue debated and voted on by the U.S. Congress.

Ok... BUT wouldnt you want the tags to read "No" still? As the way it reads you seem to be saying "I want taxation without representation!!!"

I can see what they're going for here. I think it's effective. If they said "No taxation without representation," you wouldn't have given it a second thought. But because of the unusual wording, you posed a query, and it revealed the pertinent information that DC residents have no voice in Congress. I already knew this, but I never think about it; this thread has reminded me just how unjust that is.

I get that I guess. Still seems odd though. It seems they should have put on there what they WANT not what they HAVE. Something like "Taxation with Representation" or "We want..."

All the power to 'em.

 

[AndrewR]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: johngute
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DC Vote's Mission DC Vote is a 501 (c)(3) educational and advocacy organization dedicated to securing full voting representation in Congress for the residents of the District of Columbia. Working to End Taxation Without Representation in America's Capital Currently, more than half a million Americans living in our nation's capital have no congressional voting rights. They have no vote for jobs, no vote for health care, no vote for education or any issue debated and voted on by the U.S. Congress.

Ok... BUT wouldnt you want the tags to read "No" still? As the way it reads you seem to be saying "I want taxation without representation!!!"

I can see what they're going for here. I think it's effective. If they said "No taxation without representation," you wouldn't have given it a second thought. But because of the unusual wording, you posed a query, and it revealed the pertinent information that DC residents have no voice in Congress. I already knew this, but I never think about it; this thread has reminded me just how unjust that is.

To me, if you're stupid enough to pay that much for real estate AND deal with crime that bad, then perhaps allowing you to vote for a representative isn't such a good idea after all.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: AndrewR

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

I can see what they're going for here. I think it's effective. If they said "No taxation without representation," you wouldn't have given it a second thought. But because of the unusual wording, you posed a query, and it revealed the pertinent information that DC residents have no voice in Congress. I already knew this, but I never think about it; this thread has reminded me just how unjust that is.

To me, if you're stupid enough to pay that much for real estate AND deal with crime that bad, then perhaps allowing you to vote for a representative isn't such a good idea after all.

They can vote for their mayor. They elected a guy that was later caught on camera smoking crack. After he donned an African hat and ran for re-election, they re-elected him.

 

[Throckmorton]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: AndrewR

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

I can see what they're going for here. I think it's effective. If they said "No taxation without representation," you wouldn't have given it a second thought. But because of the unusual wording, you posed a query, and it revealed the pertinent information that DC residents have no voice in Congress. I already knew this, but I never think about it; this thread has reminded me just how unjust that is.

To me, if you're stupid enough to pay that much for real estate AND deal with crime that bad, then perhaps allowing you to vote for a representative isn't such a good idea after all.

They can vote for their mayor. They elected a guy that was later caught on camera smoking crack. After he donned an African hat and ran for re-election, they re-elected him.

sounds like an African GWB

 

[ArJuN]

lol