And they can continue without representation...

...until they demonstrate some sense. DC tried to pick a Democrat candidate for President, and this is what happened:

Dean, the former Vermont governor, got 43 percent of the votes, followed by Al Sharpton with 34 percent, former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun with 12 percent and Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, with 8 percent.

I think I'll put another lock on my door.