In his column in The Hill, John Fortier writes: “The recent plan to give D.C. full voting representation in the House of Representatives is much-needed, ingenious and blatantly unconstitutional.” The constitutional problem John sees: “But this bill cannot escape the simple language of Article 1, Section 2: ‘The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States.’ Only the people of the states may choose members of Congress, and the District of Columbia is not a state.” Meanwhile, Roll Call editorializes in favor of the bill.