4 posts tagged with DC by Navelgazer.
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Tips for Visitors from a D.C. Resident
posted by Navelgazer
on Jan 18, 2009 -
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Who is the mysterious Shadow Candidate for Shadow Senator of the District of Columbia? Marx Cafe Bartender Damien Ober, kind of. Ober wrote a series of campaign ads (which can alternate between provocative, sophomoric, and simply creepy, depending on your point of view) in response to D.C.'s lack of congressional representation, and hired an actor to sit in the darkness portraying his unnamed candidate. After viewing the videos on youtube, however, the D.C. Libertarian Party has decided to give him a for-real shot at the for-fake position.
posted by Navelgazer
on Oct 16, 2008 -
11 comments
Heller v. District of Columbia, the U.S. Supreme Court's first actual interpretation of the Second Amendment, has just come down. In a 5-4 decision, the Justices ruled D.C.'s comprehensive handgun ban to be unconstitutional. Antonin Scalia writes for the majority.
posted by Navelgazer
on Jun 26, 2008 -
364 comments
Senate kills bill to give D.C. representation (L.A. Times). [more inside]
posted by Navelgazer
on Sep 19, 2007 -
76 comments
