Washington D.C. to get Voting Rights?

[Chosen]

Anyone hear this yet?

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/26/senate-passes-dc-voting-rights-bill-61-37/

They almost ceded DC to Maryland:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/02/25/ST2009022503961.html

Would this be part of the Rahm Emmanuel Whitehouse Census takeover?

Considering the demographics of DC...

Also, they will get full representation in Congress.

[Chosen]

I don't have time to consider the implications of this right now, but this seems quite odd.

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

People in D.C can't vote?