Moby Says Statehood for D.C.

Moby knows his D.C. voting rights.

Shadow Rep. Mike Panetta found that out after he introduced himself to the musician and DJ at a party he talked himself into last night, after Moby had played a set.

Panetta mentioned that he supported his activism on behalf of "net neutrality"—the idea that Internet bandwith shouldn't be reserved for high bidders—but Moby (who's blogging about the DNC, incidentally) wanted to change the subject.

"Without missing a beat," Panetta says, "he said, 'I'd like to work on the D.C. issue—it's crazy that D.C. doesn't have a voice in Congress.'"

And he's willing to go farther than a mere congressional vote—ahem, Eleanor. "He went right up to statehood," Panetta says.