PRESS RELEASE from DC Vote
“ABRAHAM LINCOLN” TAKES
DC DEMOCRACY MESSAGE TO GOP DELEGATES
Greatest
Republican
Highlights Lack of Democracy in Nation's Capital
For more information contact: James Jones, Communications
Director
August 27, 2012
Leading Republicans have long supported giving residents of the
District of Columbia the democratic rights enjoyed by all other
Americans.
DC Vote wants to make sure RNC delegates know that, so Abraham Lincoln
will be on hand to make sure delegates get that message out. Honest Abe
will be representing DC Vote in Tampa to highlight GOP support for full
DC voting rights and educating people about the lack of democracy in
Washington, DC. District residents pay federal taxes and they have
served and died in wars in the name of democracy, but have no vote in
Congress. Congress also has the ultimate say over how locally-raised
tax dollars are spent. Some Republicans are working to change this
injustice.
While Abe Lincoln’s appearance is all in fun, the disenfranchisement of
more than 600,000 people in our nation’s capital is no laughing matter.
Americans must unite to bring an end to this stain on our democracy.
Abe will be available for interviews starting Tuesday, September 28.
To
arrange
an
interview or to capture his interaction with delegates,
please call Eugene D. Kinlow, DC Vote Public Affairs Director, at
202-320-7040.