Matthew Oberstaedt

The 4 million Americans living in DC and U.S. territories are denied representation in Congress for no good reason. We can and should give them representation

[Matthew Oberstaedt @MOberstaedt]

Love seeing so much momentum to #FreeDC all around the District! @freedcproject_

[Matthew Oberstaedt @MOberstaedt]

What causes a weird line in the sky like this one I just saw over DC? @capitalweather

[Matthew Oberstaedt @MOberstaedt]

“Democracy and freedom? LOL”
- America, 1898
https://t.co/lZMlNEylqT

[FairVote @fairvote]

Results are in from tonight's #RankedChoiceVoting GOP presidential caucus in the Virgin Islands! https://t.co/5Kpih3sixw

[Matthew Oberstaedt @MOberstaedt]

@NintendoAmerica Dear Wii Rainbow Road,

In recognition of 15 years of service across 3 Mario Kart games,

And appreciation of your S Tier music, tough-but-fair design, and superb vibes,

We are pleased to inform you that your status as the best Mario Kart track ever has been renewed.

- The fans

[Matthew Oberstaedt @MOberstaedt]

The Puerto Rico Status Act is here! Thanks @SenatorHeinrich for reintroducing it in the Senate this week! https://t.co/jt5KyU8po7

[FairVote Minnesota @FairVoteMN]

The results are in! By a margin of 59%-41% with two precincts outstanding, Minnetonka voters have rejected a charter amendent to repeal Ranked Choice Voting!

[Matthew Oberstaedt @MOberstaedt]

@POTUS We need to address the fact that America still has colonies. https://t.co/33DMtGcaEI

[Matthew Oberstaedt @MOberstaedt]

What’s spookier than ghosts and zombies?

The fact that the United States has colonies! 😱 https://t.co/tEZPbu5VRg

[Matthew Oberstaedt @MOberstaedt]

Hey Republicans, are you tired of DC juries getting to decide all these court cases because we live in the federal district?

I know a bill that could help.
#DCStatehood
https://t.co/eeKvM1jtrP

[Firing Line with Margaret Hoover @FiringLineShow]

Alaska implemented open primaries and #RankedChoiceVoting last year.

Sen. @lisamurkowski says it can be a model for other states.

"I think what we demonstrated in Alaska was the possibility that electoral reform can happen and it can deliver outcomes that are less partisan."

[Matthew Oberstaedt @MOberstaedt]

@NintendoAmerica Please make the sun set on sunset wilds!

[FairVote @fairvote]

📢 NEW: @davedaley3 statement on good news in Allen v. Milligan #SCOTUS Decision! Quick 🧵, read the full statement here: https://t.co/xH1TyaG8TL

[Matthew Oberstaedt @MOberstaedt]

@GOP Stop pretending you’re the party of “small government” when you’re actively trying to take away Americans’ freedoms to decide who they can marry, what drugs they can use, etc. We aren’t falling for the charade

[Matthew Oberstaedt @MOberstaedt]

Then why are so many GOP lawmakers trying to dictate which consenting adults you can marry and throw people in prison for using marijuana? At this point, I think Democrats have a better claim to be the party of freedom and “small government” than the GOP

[Republicans @Republicans]

Government should be so small you don’t even realize it’s there.

[Matthew Oberstaedt @MOberstaedt]

Even if you oppose DC’s crime bill for policy reasons, you can also oppose the federal effort to overturn it. DC residents do not have a vote in this Congress. Therefore this Congress should not be deciding our local laws. #DCStatehood #HandsOffDC

[Markus Batchelor @MarkusforDC]

No matter your opinion on the bill, the elected representatives of the people of DC deliberated, compromised, agreed, disagreed, and decided. That should stand. Beyond any political perspective, the principle of democracy — of consent of the governed — is at stake. Stand with us.

[AG Brian Schwalb @DCAttorneyGen]

Any effort to overturn DC laws degrades the right of its nearly 700,000 residents and elected officials to self-govern—a right that almost every other American has.

As the city’s chief legal officer, I will continue to advocate for DC’s full autonomy and #Statehood.

[Eleanor #DCStatehood Holmes Norton @EleanorNorton]

Today has been a sad day for DC Home Rule and DC residents’ right to self-governance, but a powerful argument in favor of #DCStatehood.

Statement: https://t.co/UE1gVL2ZCz

[Matthew Oberstaedt @MOberstaedt]

@POTUS Regardless of how you feel about the policy itself, it was passed by DC’s own elected representatives and you shouldn’t interfere with it. This is big government overreach into a local matter