Talk:District of Columbia voting rights/Comments

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In reality, partisanship (on both sides) is clearly involved in the issue of DC representation, and, as such, is arguably eligible for discussion in the article. The discussion should of course be balanced, and inclusive of both side's opinions. One could argue also that partisanship (from a purely theoretical standpoint) has no place in the discussion. Principles that apply to citizens in a representative democracy should be applied equally and even-handedly ("just power derives from the consent of the governed", for example). If DC government is to be judged on short-term competence or corruption, and DC voting rights acknowledged only if the DC government is found to be competent (by whom?) and not corrupt, then in fairness we should remove (at least temporarily) the voting rights from all states where politicians are convicted of corruption or incompetence, right? No reference source worth reading can avoid controversy, whether it be scientific controversy or political controversy, or any other form of controversy. Knowedge is advanced when all sides to the issue are available for consideration.