Fact: The citizens of Washington DC were granted the right to vote 171 years after the city was founded.

This was a foot in the door. Even if it felt like a toe, and not even a large toe when compared to what he really wanted, this was definitely progress.

With the sort of pride and anticipation he's always hoped he'd feel, DC wade his way behind the curtain to cast his vote.

He smiled, as he poked holes in a piece of paper his siblings had always taken for granted. If he was going to be blamed for the work of people he had little to do with, it was amazing to finally be able to choose one.