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Grenville responded to Pitt, saying the disturbances in America "border on open rebellion; and if the doctrine I have heard this day be confirmed, nothing can tend more directly to produce a revolution." External and internal taxes are the same, argued Grenville.<ref>Green p. 256</ref>
Grenville responded to Pitt, saying the disturbances in America "border on open rebellion; and if the doctrine I have heard this day be confirmed, nothing can tend more directly to produce a revolution." External and internal taxes are the same, argued Grenville.<ref>Green p. 256</ref>
==taxation without representation in America today==
The citizens of the District of Columbia pay federal taxes, yet have no voting member of the House or Senate. The DC auto license plate displays the slogan 'taxation without representation' to call attention to this injustice. Less than half of DC citizens are federal employees, but even if all were, each federal taxpayer should have a representative in the Congress. This could be fixed by allowing DC to have one voting Representative (both Vermont and Wyoming have fewer voters, but get a Rep) and to vote for the Maryland Senators (DC land was originally part of Maryland anyway). Otherwise, fixing this injustice would require a Constitutional amendment.
==Popular usage==
==Popular usage==
The term has become common in popular usage to complain about exclusion from political participation, a distant and unreponsive government, or high taxes. It was used in the woman suffrage movement, for example, to decry the denial of the right to vote to females. Today, the [[Tea Party Movement]] uses the powerful slogan that underscores Washington D.C.'s continued lack of fiscal restraint and less than true representation of the people. Also, it appears as a motto on District license plates.
The term has become common in popular usage to complain about exclusion from political participation, a distant and unreponsive government, or high taxes. It was used in the woman suffrage movement, for example, to decry the denial of the right to vote to females. Today, the [[Tea Party Movement]] uses the powerful slogan that underscores Washington D.C.'s continued lack of fiscal restraint and less than true representation of the people. Also, it appears as a motto on District license plates.