Republican platform echoes Trump's vows for greater control over D.C.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lived in DC for over 20 years. Crime is up for sure. At least where we live. That being said, making guns and concealed carry legal in the city won’t help make things safer.

But it would give the good citizens of DC a chance. Data shows that is is working in Ohio - https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Media/News-Releases/January-2024/Change-in-Concealed-Carry-Law-Did-Not-Drive-Violen#:~:text=The%20study%20showed%20significant%20decreases,each%20with%20decreases%20of%2018%25.

Data on a a couple post pandemic time periods does not give any conclusive data. I suppose you can say it did not hurt but I do not think the law can be identified as causative

[Anonymous]

Just understand that they have no interest in making the city work. It would just be more pet issues to feed to their base and not the people who live here.

- crime is up, guns for all
- metro isn’t making money, cut funding
- DCPS isn’t educating all their students, hello charter schools for every student in the city

They hate cities. They are just something you drive through on the way to work.

Look, I agree that every elected leader in DC needs to go. But you are dreaming if you think GOP members of Congress are going to care about DC and the people that live here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just understand that they have no interest in making the city work. It would just be more pet issues to feed to their base and not the people who live here.

- crime is up, guns for all
- metro isn’t making money, cut funding
- DCPS isn’t educating all their students, hello charter schools for every student in the city

They hate cities. They are just something you drive through on the way to work.

Look, I agree that every elected leader in DC needs to go. But you are dreaming if you think GOP members of Congress are going to care about DC and the people that live here.

Bolded is the macroeconomic engine of the US. Need to force the federal employees back at least 3 days a week.

Fixes metro funding issues, gets the DC economy running on all cylinders again.

As far as the other issues just common sense. If kids don’t want to learn on their own build reform schools to give them structure and discipline.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just understand that they have no interest in making the city work. It would just be more pet issues to feed to their base and not the people who live here.

- crime is up, guns for all
- metro isn’t making money, cut funding
- DCPS isn’t educating all their students, hello charter schools for every student in the city

They hate cities. They are just something you drive through on the way to work.

Look, I agree that every elected leader in DC needs to go. But you are dreaming if you think GOP members of Congress are going to care about DC and the people that live here.

Bolded is the macroeconomic engine of the US. Need to force the federal employees back at least 3 days a week.

Fixes metro funding issues, gets the DC economy running on all cylinders again.

As far as the other issues just common sense. If kids don’t want to learn on their own build reform schools to give them structure and discipline.

Umm. Federal employees aren’t even working three days a week in the office?

WTAF?

I always thought the MASSIVE influence D.C. people have over the rest of the nation; by sucking off the teets of the tax-payer-insured-bureaucracy (that mainly hurts more than helps 90% of the country) was a fair exchange for being subject to the whims of the President and not having voting representatives in congress.

But on top of that they getting paid the same and not even having to go to the office every day???

This must be an exaggeration because if this were true, in needs to be broadcast far and wide because that’s ridiculous. Project 2025 aint sounding nearly as bad now—as far as the career federal position overhaul.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just understand that they have no interest in making the city work. It would just be more pet issues to feed to their base and not the people who live here.

- crime is up, guns for all
- metro isn’t making money, cut funding
- DCPS isn’t educating all their students, hello charter schools for every student in the city

They hate cities. They are just something you drive through on the way to work.

Look, I agree that every elected leader in DC needs to go. But you are dreaming if you think GOP members of Congress are going to care about DC and the people that live here.

Bolded is the macroeconomic engine of the US. Need to force the federal employees back at least 3 days a week.

Fixes metro funding issues, gets the DC economy running on all cylinders again.

As far as the other issues just common sense. If kids don’t want to learn on their own build reform schools to give them structure and discipline.

Umm. Federal employees aren’t even working three days a week in the office?

WTAF?

I always thought the MASSIVE influence D.C. people have over the rest of the nation; by sucking off the teets of the tax-payer-insured-bureaucracy (that mainly hurts more than helps 90% of the country) was a fair exchange for being subject to the whims of the President and not having voting representatives in congress.

But on top of that they getting paid the same and not even having to go to the office every day???

This must be an exaggeration because if this were true, in needs to be broadcast far and wide because that’s ridiculous. Project 2025 aint sounding nearly as bad now—as far as the career federal position overhaul.

The best-paid D.C. people who have "MASSIVE influence" over national policy are doing it to benefit big corporations and interest groups that aren't based here.

[Anonymous]

Clearly written by people who don't understand DC or the Federal Government.

The Federal Government is already responsible for the care and maintenance of its buildings and properties.

The Federal Government through the several federal police departments in the District, already are involved in the "law and order" of the city. Judicial police, capitol police, federal protective service, national park police, secret service...almost too many to list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just understand that they have no interest in making the city work. It would just be more pet issues to feed to their base and not the people who live here.

- crime is up, guns for all
- metro isn’t making money, cut funding
- DCPS isn’t educating all their students, hello charter schools for every student in the city

They hate cities. They are just something you drive through on the way to work.

Look, I agree that every elected leader in DC needs to go. But you are dreaming if you think GOP members of Congress are going to care about DC and the people that live here.

Bolded is the macroeconomic engine of the US. Need to force the federal employees back at least 3 days a week.

Fixes metro funding issues, gets the DC economy running on all cylinders again.

As far as the other issues just common sense. If kids don’t want to learn on their own build reform schools to give them structure and discipline.

Umm. Federal employees aren’t even working three days a week in the office?

WTAF?

I always thought the MASSIVE influence D.C. people have over the rest of the nation; by sucking off the teets of the tax-payer-insured-bureaucracy (that mainly hurts more than helps 90% of the country) was a fair exchange for being subject to the whims of the President and not having voting representatives in congress.

But on top of that they getting paid the same and not even having to go to the office every day???

This must be an exaggeration because if this were true, in needs to be broadcast far and wide because that’s ridiculous. Project 2025 aint sounding nearly as bad now—as far as the career federal position overhaul.

Most of the people who work for the federal government do not actually live in DC.

DC is also a "maker" state not a "taker" state where it come to federal tax dollars paid versus repatriated. DC residents pay more per capita than any other resident of any other state to the Federal Government and for our taxes, we get no representation, no voice nothing, except being begrimed by the likes of the GOP who want to re-overlord our city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Clearly written by people who don't understand DC or the Federal Government.

The Federal Government is already responsible for the care and maintenance of its buildings and properties.

The Federal Government through the several federal police departments in the District, already are involved in the "law and order" of the city. Judicial police, capitol police, federal protective service, national park police, secret service...almost too many to list.

And yet DC outside of the Federal park land is a dangerous sewer.

Wonder why?

Your post reveals that you don't understand the reality of much of DC.

[Anonymous]

So you mean DC is a major city? The cities in their states are in just as much trouble.

How will banning abortions make the city safer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Clearly written by people who don't understand DC or the Federal Government.

The Federal Government is already responsible for the care and maintenance of its buildings and properties.

The Federal Government through the several federal police departments in the District, already are involved in the "law and order" of the city. Judicial police, capitol police, federal protective service, national park police, secret service...almost too many to list.

And yet DC outside of the Federal park land is a dangerous sewer.

Wonder why?

Your post reveals that you don't understand the reality of much of DC.

No it isn't. Why are you even posting here when you seem to know next to nothing about the area?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just understand that they have no interest in making the city work. It would just be more pet issues to feed to their base and not the people who live here.

- crime is up, guns for all
- metro isn’t making money, cut funding
- DCPS isn’t educating all their students, hello charter schools for every student in the city

They hate cities. They are just something you drive through on the way to work.

Look, I agree that every elected leader in DC needs to go. But you are dreaming if you think GOP members of Congress are going to care about DC and the people that live here.

Bolded is the macroeconomic engine of the US. Need to force the federal employees back at least 3 days a week.

Fixes metro funding issues, gets the DC economy running on all cylinders again.

As far as the other issues just common sense. If kids don’t want to learn on their own build reform schools to give them structure and discipline.

Umm. Federal employees aren’t even working three days a week in the office?

WTAF?

I always thought the MASSIVE influence D.C. people have over the rest of the nation; by sucking off the teets of the tax-payer-insured-bureaucracy (that mainly hurts more than helps 90% of the country) was a fair exchange for being subject to the whims of the President and not having voting representatives in congress.

But on top of that they getting paid the same and not even having to go to the office every day???

This must be an exaggeration because if this were true, in needs to be broadcast far and wide because that’s ridiculous. Project 2025 aint sounding nearly as bad now—as far as the career federal position overhaul.

Most of the people who work for the federal government do not actually live in DC.

DC is also a "maker" state not a "taker" state where it come to federal tax dollars paid versus repatriated. DC residents pay more per capita than any other resident of any other state to the Federal Government and for our taxes, we get no representation, no voice nothing, except being begrimed by the likes of the GOP who want to re-overlord our city.

1. So being a “donor” state isn’t just cause you’re paying a higher income tax rate due to having higher incomes being paid by national tax payers?…

2. No, of course. Even though you can go across town an rub elbows with lawmakers… are employed as lobbyists or in think tanks.. you have no voice 🙄

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just understand that they have no interest in making the city work. It would just be more pet issues to feed to their base and not the people who live here.

- crime is up, guns for all
- metro isn’t making money, cut funding
- DCPS isn’t educating all their students, hello charter schools for every student in the city

They hate cities. They are just something you drive through on the way to work.

Look, I agree that every elected leader in DC needs to go. But you are dreaming if you think GOP members of Congress are going to care about DC and the people that live here.

Bolded is the macroeconomic engine of the US. Need to force the federal employees back at least 3 days a week.

Fixes metro funding issues, gets the DC economy running on all cylinders again.

As far as the other issues just common sense. If kids don’t want to learn on their own build reform schools to give them structure and discipline.

Umm. Federal employees aren’t even working three days a week in the office?

WTAF?

I always thought the MASSIVE influence D.C. people have over the rest of the nation; by sucking off the teets of the tax-payer-insured-bureaucracy (that mainly hurts more than helps 90% of the country) was a fair exchange for being subject to the whims of the President and not having voting representatives in congress.

But on top of that they getting paid the same and not even having to go to the office every day???

This must be an exaggeration because if this were true, in needs to be broadcast far and wide because that’s ridiculous. Project 2025 aint sounding nearly as bad now—as far as the career federal position overhaul.

The best-paid D.C. people who have "MASSIVE influence" over national policy are doing it to benefit big corporations and interest groups that aren't based here.

If you go to the right coffee shop you can probably talk to multiple aides of multiple different congressmen in the same trip.

Whereas its a struggle to even get more than a cursory email back from “your congressional rep” (aide) in most the country.

Y’all have much more influence, than everyone else. Why you think lobbying firms have so much of their staff based in DC? 🤔

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just understand that they have no interest in making the city work. It would just be more pet issues to feed to their base and not the people who live here.

- crime is up, guns for all
- metro isn’t making money, cut funding
- DCPS isn’t educating all their students, hello charter schools for every student in the city

They hate cities. They are just something you drive through on the way to work.

Look, I agree that every elected leader in DC needs to go. But you are dreaming if you think GOP members of Congress are going to care about DC and the people that live here.

DJT most certainly loves cities. Y’all are embarrassing.