R019-1213 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 A Resolution

Concerning TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION WHEREAS: Residents of the District of Columbia do not have representation in Congress but are only allowed a non-voting observer into congressional proceedings. WHEREAS: Residents of the District of Columbia are subject to federal taxation regardless of their lack of representation in the federal government. WHEREAS: The population of the District of Columbia is large enough to warrant representation in Congress. WHEREAS: City residents have been lobbying for representation in Congress since receiving the ability to govern itself outside Congressional authority. WHEREAS: The lack of Congressional representation for the District of Columbia equates to taxation without representation. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Maryland Student Legislature urges Congress to pass and the President to sign legislation allowing the District of Columbia voting representation in Congress in the form of a single seat in The House of Representatives. MANDATES: President, Barack Obama Vice President, Joseph Biden Jr. Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner

SPONSOR: Noah Patton, McDaniel College