<span>They disliked the act because it brought no taxation without representation.</span>
Because they are separated from the rest of the world
Tenure. Tenure. She was one of Congress' first representatives to embrace gay rights, introducing the first federal gay rights bill, known as the 1974 Equality Act, with fellow Democratic New York City delegate, Ed Koch, a former New York City mayor. She oversaw landmark Government Secrecy hearings.