Guest Commentator

Ilir Zherka

Ilir Zherka is Executive Director of DC Vote, an educational and advocacy organization dedicated to securing full voting representation in Congress for the residents of the District of Columbia.

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Guest Commentary

The DC Voting Rights Act Corrects an American Problem

By Ilir Zherka Guest Commentator

A favorite mantra of politicos is “all politics is local”. It’s a catch-all phrase that dismisses problems because of lack of an immediate local impact. The problem with “all politics is local” is that civil rights issues are never simply local. Best said by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “injustice anywhere is a threat to…

A favorite mantra of politicos is “all politics is local”. It’s a catch-all phrase that dismisses problems because of lack of an immediate local impact. The…

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Working to End Taxation Without Representation in the Nation’s Capital

By Ilir Zherka Guest Commentator

The DC Fair and Equal House Voting Rights Act (H.R. 5388), introduced by Representative Tom Davis (R-VA) and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), would give residents of Washington, DC, a voting representative in Congress for the first time ever. The nearly 600,000 Americans living in our nation’s capital pay taxes, serve on juries, and defend…

The DC Fair and Equal House Voting Rights Act (H.R. 5388), introduced by Representative Tom Davis (R-VA) and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), would give residents…

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