Anyone think we might be better off without Home Rule in DC?
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Anonymous
You would have members of Congress who do not live here making laws for DC residents that would run contrary to the expressed wishes of those residents. Grandstanding members trying to score points with their constituencies back home. No thanks. |
Anonymous
First off, members do live here and many live here for a long time. Second, the only difference between this and the present is that you didn’t vote directly for who is making the bad laws and doing the grandstanding. |
Anonymous
DP, but I did. Home Rule is MUCH better. |
Anonymous
The key part of your statement, the whole you know, voting directly. And not all of us think the laws are bad. |
Anonymous
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Why the false dichotomy? There’s no reason we can’t have both:
Dispense with the corrupt government at the local level Vote for reps at the federal level |
Anonymous
Holy cow. And the residents of the city would have no power to recall the officials running the city who were elected by someone voting in Iowa or Arizona or NY. [Would someone pls get this PP to a civics class?] |
Anonymous
D.C. residents get grants to go to public schools in-state with 50x the choices available for big university state systems let alone places like Utah where your choice is Brigham Young or mechanics school. https://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/service_content/attachments/Participating%20Institutions%202022-23.pdf |
Anonymous
And we pay more in federal taxes than the bottom 22 states. TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. We should be a state and have a say. Either that or you can waive federal tax and repay me a whole heap of wrongfully collected taxes. |
Anonymous
Typically still doesn't give you as much of a break as in-state tuition would. |
Anonymous
Nothing stops DC from funding higher education at levels that other states do. DCs per capita spending on higher education is lowest in the country and 25% of the national average. |
Anonymous
...because there's one 'local' university campus? You want them to fund a University of Texas system in a state that's 68 square miles? Texas has the largest university in the country with its own zip code! |
Anonymous
Yes, I’m from here. I lived though the Barry years. I’ve seen decades of violence. I now am seeing a soft on crime approach, even from other residents, that borders on self flagellation. Why should people who pay taxes, don’t commit crime, don’t steal cars and broadcast the joyride on world star or punch someone in the face near Potomac metro to get their iPhone be safer than me and my family? Also, where are you people posting from? The safety of ward 3? |
Anonymous
| I was genuinely touched by what you wrote. Ward 3. I get it, but in a short period we’ve had several shootings and carjackings, unchecked ATVs, motorcycles and sideshow cars, all manner of harassment and businesses shutting down. For the first time, I’m worried |
Anonymous
5 of the D.C. Council seats are up for election in November - have you thought…shockingly…on voting for someone tough on crime? And canvassing for them? Or are you just going to whine on DCUM? |
Anonymous
| No. |