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How can we tell others how to transition to democracy when every year we deny nearly a million people from voting in our own capital????

Washington, D.C., Councilmember Marion S. Barry, Jr., who took to Twitter during the Democratic National Convention to raise awareness about D.C. residents' lack of full representation in Congress.

Washington, D.C., Councilmember Marion S. Barry, Jr., who took to Twitter during the Democratic National Convention to raise awareness about D.C. residents' lack of full representation in Congress.

 

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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