DC is Governed Without Consent.

I might point out that the bedrock principle on which this country (and democracy itself) is founded is Consent of the Governed.

DC is Governed Without Consent.

As a DC denizen, I have to point out the following: The United States Congress is not really our Congress, since we have had neither voice nor vote in it for over 200 years; the United States Supreme Court (and other Federal courts) are not really our courts, since we have had no say in their operations, their officers, nor the laws they impose on us, for over 200 years; The United States Constitution is not really even our Constitution, since we have had no say in Amendments 12-27.
I’m neutral on the gun issue. If we weren’t outnumbered 600 to one, maybe guns would be useful in getting us out from under the tyranny (“benevolent” as some may see it) of our countrymen. As it is, I think we need more ballots, and less bullets.