Subtracting $1B from DC Govt has to affect DCPS/PCS, right?

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Anonymous wrote:How does DC spending actually work, practically speaking? These are local funds -- are they in the custody of the DC government? Are they somehow in federal custody? That is . . . what happens if the CFO just spends it?

Trump will use it as an excuse to get rid of home rule and put the city back under federal control. Just because Republicans are breaking the law and getting away with it doesn’t mean that we can. Remember that DC is like 95% Dem and MAGA can’t wait to “own the libz!” or whatever by hurting us.

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Anonymous wrote:How does DC spending actually work, practically speaking? These are local funds -- are they in the custody of the DC government? Are they somehow in federal custody? That is . . . what happens if the CFO just spends it?

Trump will use it as an excuse to get rid of home rule and put the city back under federal control. Just because Republicans are breaking the law and getting away with it doesn’t mean that we can. Remember that DC is like 95% Dem and MAGA can’t wait to “own the libz!” or whatever by hurting us.

Agree, but one quibble: DC is not 95% Dem. It *is* just 5% Republican, but nearly 20% is Ind leaving about 75% Dem.

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Anonymous wrote:How does DC spending actually work, practically speaking? These are local funds -- are they in the custody of the DC government? Are they somehow in federal custody? That is . . . what happens if the CFO just spends it?

Trump will use it as an excuse to get rid of home rule and put the city back under federal control. Just because Republicans are breaking the law and getting away with it doesn’t mean that we can. Remember that DC is like 95% Dem and MAGA can’t wait to “own the libz!” or whatever by hurting us.

Do they need an excuse? If they want to do it they will do it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does DC spending actually work, practically speaking? These are local funds -- are they in the custody of the DC government? Are they somehow in federal custody? That is . . . what happens if the CFO just spends it?

Trump will use it as an excuse to get rid of home rule and put the city back under federal control. Just because Republicans are breaking the law and getting away with it doesn’t mean that we can. Remember that DC is like 95% Dem and MAGA can’t wait to “own the libz!” or whatever by hurting us.

Agree, but one quibble: DC is not 95% Dem. It *is* just 5% Republican, but nearly 20% is Ind leaving about 75% Dem.

And I'm guessing a lot more people in DC would register with no party if we had open or semi-closed primaries.

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Anonymous wrote:How does DC spending actually work, practically speaking? These are local funds -- are they in the custody of the DC government? Are they somehow in federal custody? That is . . . what happens if the CFO just spends it?

Trump will use it as an excuse to get rid of home rule and put the city back under federal control. Just because Republicans are breaking the law and getting away with it doesn’t mean that we can. Remember that DC is like 95% Dem and MAGA can’t wait to “own the libz!” or whatever by hurting us.

Do they need an excuse? If they want to do it they will do it.

I think you are right. The Mayor agreed to take down BLM plaza so we wouldn't lose funding and we lose funding anyway. So trying to appease the Republicans doesn't work. Let's just spend the money under the assumption that we are going to lose Home Rule either way.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone explain what it means that this has to come back to the House for approval? I honestly want to understand the process/stakes. Can they choose to not even consider it? What would happen then?

They can and may choose not to take it up so there are both advocacy efforts for when they return and also contingency plans being made.

Some hard lines Republicans have signaled they don't want it taken up. If the WH signals it wants it passed the House almost certainly will pass it but they're another week away from returning so a lot can change.

I’m concerned about the House, but it’s worth noting that the Senate passed it unanimously, with Republican Sen. Collins saying that both the White House and House Republican appropriations chair supported the fix. Obviously, there’s no reason to trust any Republican on this, but the fact that they signaled all of that publicly means it should be taken up and pass.

I am hopeful as well. I am at a charter and we have to prepare emergency spending plans that assume it won't pass.

The House does NOT have this bill on the calendar for next week, so emergency planning seems like the right path.

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Could it still be added? Is DCPS doomed? Are they just waiting to turn us into a privately run school choice lab with only charters?

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What happens to DCPS if home rule is repealed?

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Anonymous wrote:What happens to DCPS if home rule is repealed?

If that happens then Congress is in charge

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Anonymous wrote:What happens to DCPS if home rule is repealed?

If that happens then Congress is in charge

Then you could say goodbye to the chancellor and anyone else appointed by Bowser. They'd be replaced with "Moms for Liberty" style folks.

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What about OSSE?

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Anonymous wrote:What about OSSE?

Same--ending Home Rule by Congress would result in the federal gov't conducting a "hostile takeover" of the executive branch agencies of DC--including DCPS, OSSE, etc. They would replace their leaders and choose ones that are ideologically-aligned with MAGA. They'd probably be especially interested in taking over DCPS because they have an obsession with certain aspects regarding education--ie. imposing a very right wing ideological approach.

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone explain what it means that this has to come back to the House for approval? I honestly want to understand the process/stakes. Can they choose to not even consider it? What would happen then?

They can and may choose not to take it up so there are both advocacy efforts for when they return and also contingency plans being made.

Some hard lines Republicans have signaled they don't want it taken up. If the WH signals it wants it passed the House almost certainly will pass it but they're another week away from returning so a lot can change.

If you are interested in joining some advocacy efforts, Free DC is one of them, and did a lot of coordination 2 weeks ago at the Senate offices.

https://freedcproject.org/news/encourage-representatives-to-pass-the-dc-local-funds-act

[Anonymous]

Thank you, PP!