The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002.

"Taxation without representation is tyranny" - James Otis (1725-1783)


A slogan of the Revolutionary War and the years before. The colonists were not allowed to choose representatives to parliament in London, which passed the laws under which they were taxed. To be taxed only with the consent of one’s representatives in Parliament was a particularly cherished right of the people under English law, a right dating back to Magna Carta in the thirteenth century. Each additional tax caused fresh resentment among the colonists. Taxation without representation is one of the principal offenses of Britain listed in the Declaration of Independence.

-The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002.

WITHOUT FAIR ELECTIONS AND VOTING PROCEDURES - NO FAIR ELECTIONS!
NO FAIR ELECTIONS - NO REAL REPRESENTATION!

Tell Congress to Renew the Voting Rights Act!
For more than 40 years, the Voting Rights Act (VRA) has protected the right of every American citizen to cast a vote. But a small, vocal group of Republicans in the House of Representatives has had VRA Reauthorization (H.R. 9) pulled from the House floor. In response, PFAW has launched an emergency petition urging immediate passage - and we will hand deliver petitions to Capitol Hill this week.

Sign NOW!
http://www.kintera.org/site/apps/ka/ct/contactcustom.asp?c=feIJKQMEF&b=1810325

our wonderful republicans are planning to just DO NOTHING and take advantage of a clause in the Voting Rights Act which will make it disappear if it's not voted on! if the VRA or something like it isn't put in place WE RISK VOTING LOSS FOR THOSE OF COLOR AND WITH LESS THAN BIG BUCKS.