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that the language taken by the Storm amendment, which is

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now here for 2.04, providing that persons shall not be

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deemed ineligible to register a vote in land over which

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the United States has been ceded jurisdiction?

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My query is can that properly be construed to

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include persons now living in the District of Columbia?

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THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Storm, you rise, so I

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suppose you have an answer ready.

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DELEGATE STORM: At the risk of giving my answer

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rather than getting one from you, there is a case decided

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two years ago, Albaugh vs. The Governor, "Hot Dog" Simpkins,

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et alr which said that since the Organic Act passed by

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Congress in I think 1801, there is absolutely no citizenship

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left for the District of Columbia in Maryland, so these

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people are definitely out. The word "solely" should also

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be mentioned there.

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There is no possibility of this, in my opinion,

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because of the case of Albaugh vs. The Governor.

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THE PRESIDENT: I am not sure that is an

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adequate answer. It is the meaning of the language. The

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State of Maryland did cede jurisdiction to the national