Steele for DC

Yesterday, Michael Steele joined former Republican Rep. J.C. Watts in advocating for D.C. voting rights in an opinion piece in the Washington Times. The bill, drafted by Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA) and sponsored by Joe Lieberman (I-CT) in the Senate, would give one seat to DC and one at-large seat to Utah, thus preserving the partisan balance even while finally giving the nation's capital real representation in the House. Utah would have received the 436th seat in 2000 according to the Census.

Republicans refused to bring up the bill for a vote in the previous Congress but Speaker Pelosi brought it up for a vote and the House has passed it. The Senate should pass it and President Bush should sign it. It's a good bill and it's long overdue.