The only way to get full voting rights for nation’s capital might be to become nation’s 51st State | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

By Josh Fatzick Democrats in the House and Senate have introduced legislation that would make Washington, D.C. the 51st state in the union and give its residents a real voice in the chambers. The Senate legislation garnered 17 co-sponsors, slightly less than the same legislation achieved last year, but Sen. Tom Carper, who introduced the legislation,…