As I noted last week, there's a link between the District of Columbia and the Maryland congressional district being vacated early, and in an unseemly manner, by Rep. Al Wynn. They share not only a boundary and some Beltway exits, but soon MD4 may be without representation in Congress - just like DC.
Here's the WaPo editorial today:
The U.S. Senate should take note of the eloquent arguments Maryland officials are making about the right of Americans to be represented in their government. It's the Senate, after all, that is holding hostage a D.C. voting rights bill.
A clear majority in the Senate support the bill. We only need three Senators to overcome a filibuster: A couple of Dems, Baucus (MT) and Byrd (WV) and one Repub, maybe Hagel (NE) or Smith (OR). Live in those states? Give them a call.
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