Thread: Trump presidential limo gets 'Taxation Without Representation' license plate

Trump presidential limo gets 'Taxation Without Representation' license plate

By Max Greenwood - 01/26/17 06:13 PM EST

Trump presidential limo gets 'Taxation Without Representation' license plate
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Donald Trump’s presidential limousine is sporting the District of Columbia’s politically tinged “Taxation Without Representation” license plate, The Washington Post reported.

The slogan is a tongue-in-cheek dig at the District’s lack of voting representation in Congress, and a play on the famous slogan, “No taxation without representation,” which was used in the American colonies to voice dissatisfaction with colonists’ lack of representation in British Parliament.

The license plates bearing the phrase first came into use in 2000, and were installed on the presidential limo in the final weeks of Bill Clinton’s presidency.

Former President George W. Bush had the plates removed during his eight years in office. Barack Obama brought the plates back into use just days before he began his second term in office.

One long-proposed solution to D.C.’s representation conundrum is granting the District statehood, a prospect support by both Clinton and Obama during their presidencies.

Washington, D.C., voters overwhelmingly voted to make the District the 51st state in November. But because the area is a federal district and falls under the authority of Congress, the ballot measure alone doesn’t guarantee statehood.

That measure also provides for the creation of a smaller federal district where much of the federal government is already based.

And it’s unlikely that a Republican-controlled Congress would grant D.C. such a status. The District is heavily Democratic, making it likely that voters would elect Democrats to Congress, giving the party more sway and a greater chance of retaking a majority.

Trump told The Post last year that he had “no position” on the issue, but mentioned that he doesn’t “see statehood for D.C.”

http://thehill.com/homenews/administ...xation-without

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I don't support statehood. I support dividing the district up as it was conveyed and returning the section back to Maryland and Virginia. Or leaving it the way it is. I think it would be good for the District to have the states of Maryland and Virginia take back their sections subject of course to all the rules and regulations of Congress as our Federal City. But Maryland and Virginia could get their sales and hotel and other types of taxes, make developments and improvements, it would help the states and be prestigious, it would help the District of Columbia, which has the highest poverty rate in the United States at 23%. A national disgrace. It would probably still stay Democrat since Maryland and Virginia are, but one less goofy Dem area to count and campaign in would be a nice thing for our highest office in the land.

But what I'm suggesting is that our President make sure he knows a) his license plate has a message b) what the message means and c) consider getting a new one, less political or one that doesn't have a message at all.

Specialized tag with...."Make America Great Again" or "Making America Great Again."

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Oh perfect GeorgiaPeach!! LOVE IT!!!