Man, they really don't want to give DC a vote. Bush is threatening to use his second-ever veto on the bill that would grant DC (and Utah) an empowered congressional representative, apparently because he's super-committed to a read of the Constitution that limits congressional representation to states (a read denied by many constitutional scholars, who point out that Congress has total power over the district, and so can do what it wants). What I don't get is why Bush cares. If it's unconstitutional, the Supreme Court will throw it out. And if the Court throws it out, Utah will probably get to keep their new representative, giving Republicans a net gain of one vote.
