U.S. Constitution and Washington D.C.

U.S. Constitution and Washington D.C.

stargazzr@hotmail.com (Robert Miller)	2/25/2004 4:16:10 PM
I have read that the residents of Washington D.C. and other Federal Territories are not protected by the United States Constitution, that the Constitution is a Compact between the Congress and the States. How much truth is there to this?



" jls"	2/25/2004 7:27:19 PM
"Robert Miller" <stargazzr@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:314835dd.0402251616.3e8e6037@posting.google.com... I have read that the residents of Washington D.C. and other Federal Territories are not protected by the United States Constitution, that the Constitution is a Compact between the Congress and the States. How much truth is there to this? Incorrect. Constitutional rights are extended to the District of Columbia and all U. S. Territories. Anything the buffoon George W. Bush says or does to the contrary. D. C. is not a state, therefore has no Senators.



Isaac	2/26/2004 1:31:17 AM
On 25 Feb 2004 16:16:10 -0800, Robert Miller <stargazzr@hotmail.com> wrote: I have read that the residents of Washington D.C. and other Federal Territories are not protected by the United States Constitution, that the Constitution is a Compact between the Congress and the States. How much truth is there to this? The federal constitution is a compact between the citizens and the federal government. So the basic premise is off. There are some quirks in the rights of DC citizens, but it would be wrong to say that DC residents are not protected by the US Constitution. What is true is that DC is not a state, so the power of the federal government over DC residents is not limited in ways that it is limited over residents of states. Isaac



"Naughtius \"The Twinkies Made Me Do It\" Maximus"	2/25/2004 7:01:54 PM
"Robert Miller" <stargazzr@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:314835dd.0402251616.3e8e6037@posting.google.com... I have read that the residents of Washington D.C. and other Federal Territories are not protected by the United States Constitution, that the Constitution is a Compact between the Congress and the States. How much truth is there to this? It ain't so... Naughtius "Say It Ain't So" Maximus



horrigan@aol.com (Horrigan)	2/26/2004 5:32:28 AM
The federal constitution is a compact between the citizens and the federal government. So the basic premise is off. The Preamble to the Constitution begins "We the People of the United States"--- so it's not merely a compact between the state governments and the federal government. And Article IV Section 3 explicitly applies the Constitution to any "Territories or other property belonging to the United States." Article I Section 8, by the way, specifically authorizes the Congress to set up a District to be the Seat of Government--- and this District is to be formed from land ceded from one or more states. The District of Columbia was originally formed with territory ceded by both Virginia and Maryland, although the Virginia portion was ceded back to Virginia. *** Tim Horrigan <horrigan@aol.com> ***

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