"W LL. WE "I id.
''The legislator needs to look at
the way a ntee ballo are set
up."
"That's not all these law
makers need to look at. big boy."
Bessie growled into th phone.
"Now you hold on there
woman," the reverend id. "I
done already told you to keep
yourtrap hut."
"C-Crease Jones. You better
get some where and leave me
alone," Bessie said. "I am uP to
bcre with you."
"Hey. You two," I aid. "What
is this about what 'law makers'
should be doing?"
"Brother Wro . I already told
you we are in Washington, D.C.,"
the reverend answered. "Don't
that mean anything to you?"
" URE!" I said. "It mean you
are in the nation' capitol, that you
are where the ex-mayor was
filmed sucking on a crack pipe
aOO that you are where Jesse Jack
son moved to so he could become
a "shadow senator."
"Marion was tricked, big
boy," Bessie said. "They paid that
woman to trick him."
"Brother Wrote," the reverend
continued as if Bessie hadn t said
a word. "Do you ever wonder
why, or do you know, that the
people woo live in D.C. have
even less input into the way their
lives are shaped than you and I
do?"
"I am not up on the particulars,
reverend. " I said. "But I know
they began voting in presidential
elections in 1964 and because of
what is called the 'Home Rule:
they are now able to elect a mayor
and city coWlcil. That. I relieve,
took affect in 1m."
''That ,ain't nothing, big boy.
That ain't nothing," Bessie said.
"Listen to this editorial sentence
from tbe New York Times. 'The
Federal Government runs the city
(D.C.) like a plantation, denying
it a voting representative in con
gress; ('Shadow Senator,' huh?),
f0rl?�dding it even rudimentary
self-rule and limiting severely its
ability to raise revenu ."
"So what do you think the
people should do?" I asked. .
,
"ORGANIZE and demand
statehood, Brother Wrote," the
reverend said. "And that's why
we are here. We are going to have
a revival and preach tatehood
until the walls of hypocrisy come
tumbling down."
"Sounds logical and worthy to
me," I said. "What is your text?
reverend."
"He don't need no text, big
boy," Bessie houted. "But for
you pea brained folks, how's
about this: 0 representation, no
taxation: D.C. is going to have a
Black coffee party,"
"Good I" I ·d. "Let me know
when you preach it at the I...Umln
Memorial. I want 10 be �re and
that is the bottom line."
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