US Rep. Al Wynn, defeated in a primary, announced this week that he is quitting his seat in June, six months before his term ends. He's taking a job as a partner in a Washington lobby firm. This comes as no surprise. I'll let the
WaPo comments stand by themselves:
Mr. Wynn has done his constituents a disservice and demonstrated contempt for the legislative body to which he was elected. ... If any of his constituents were wondering whether they made the right choice in voting to dump Mr. Wynn in the Democratic primary, his contempt for public service should set their minds at ease.
But there's something else in the Post editorial that's worth noting:
If [the Governor] does not call a special election, the district's residents will have no voice in the House of Representatives for more than half a year.
I agree that's an injustice. And, how about this injustice: DC residents have had no vote (and only recently a voice) for more than 200 years. Maryland can fix the 6-month injustice easily. The US Senate can undo the injustice to DC's residents - three more Senators can vote to end the filibuster blocking a bill giving DC a vote in the US House of Representatives.
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