Not Forgetting About DC (cont.)

I guess I should rename this post series "Screwed in DC" or something along those lines. I may be technically moving to Maryland, but my love for DC does end even if my new house is three blocks from the district line. One thing I will be gaining, however, is adequate representation. Well, adequate may be saying a lot until I get to know the local laws and such, but it's probably at any point going to be better than the crap treatment I've gotten in DC. And making matters worse, it now looks like DC is screwed for the foreseeable future thanks to those "patriots" in the gun lobby. After yet another shooting in DC (this time it got more play nationwide because it was at the Holocaust museum and not just a teenager that the media senselessly ignores), you'd think we'd start addressing the gun problem. Oh, who am I kidding?

Not Forgetting About DC (Cont.)

I hate politics sometimes. But what I really hate more is guns. I hate guns. Hate hate hate hate hate guns. Yes, I love Gears of War and video games with guns are fun. But that's make believe. This is real, and I hate guns. And I really hate it when guns get in the way of DC getting its due.

Not Forgetting About DC (cont.)

Alright, we're getting there. Of course, I was not aware that this could most likely end up being a Supreme Court matter. And we know how full of equal justice sense they are.

Not Forgetting About DC

I may be on the other side of the planet (or so it feels considering the temperature and lifestyle differences between DC and Hawaii), but I am not forgetting about where I live. DC has been my home for almost a decade now, and it's been my wife's home for about 12 years. So it should be said that we care deeply about DC and its future.

Part of that means getting behind statehood for the District. It's a bigger deal than people think, and listening to Republicans bitch about it just because DC happens to be populated by a majority of minorities and liberal voters doesn't diminish the legit argument that our voices should be counted just as theirs are.

The NY Times has been pushing this as a major issue lately, and their editorial in Tuesday's edition summed it all up nicely.