Enjoying DC Council get dragged on the Hill

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Anonymous wrote:Retrocession now...please.

There's no support for this in DC or in Maryland, but other than that...

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Anonymous wrote:Retrocession now...please.

There's no support for this in DC or in Maryland, but other than that...

Isn't it weird that even Maryland wouldn't want to control DC? Shouldn't the prestige of the Capital and the tons of tax revenue make this a no-brainer? What could possibly make Maryland not want DC?

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Anonymous wrote:Retrocession now...please.

There's no support for this in DC or in Maryland, but other than that...

Isn't it weird that even Maryland wouldn't want to control DC? Shouldn't the prestige of the Capital and the tons of tax revenue make this a no-brainer? What could possibly make Maryland not want DC?

Not any weirder than that Maryland doesn't want to control Virginia or Delaware or Pennsylvania or Paris or Singapore. We're a state, not an empire.

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Anonymous wrote:Not GOP. Dislike the Retrumplicans. But honestly I enjoyed watching the squirming. DC Council deserves the dragging. The Mayor vetoed their idiotic bill, but the arrogance and the hubris…

Anyway, I hope they learn their lesson. And DC voters, can we get some normal people elected? Ideally who are no quite so corrupt and self-interested.

And for goodness sake no more carpetbaggers please (Nadeau and Allen are awful, we have much better candidates who grew up in the Wards 1 and 6.

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I am quite happy to see the Council’s arrogance and hubris get checked and it needed to be.

Arrogance and hubris? For performing their duty as elected representatives. Not sure what -ism motivates your insane statements, but suffice to say that you have issues dear friend.

Its the council's duty to turn the city over to lawlessness? Its the council's duty to dilute the votes of citizens?

Voter's didn't force the council into this foolishness. This entirely the council getting high on its own supply.

This is how representative democracy works. Voters vote for representatives, representatives do things. If the voters don't like the things the representatives do, then at the next election, the voters can vote for different representatives. You're just upset that the majority of voters vote for representatives who do things you don't like.

And this is how the Constitution works. Congress gets oversight over DC because its too important to let the locals run it into the ground. If DC residents don't like it, they can call a new constitutional convention. You're just upset the founders set up DC to have adult supervision.

+1. This is the nation's capital, not some podunk city in the middle of nowhere. There needs to be a limit to how far the Council can drive this place into the ground. If other nations have to warn their citizens about traveling to the capital of the United States because of rampant carjackings and armed robberies in the daytime, then it is absolutely an issue for Congress to address. If it falls on House Republicans to be the adults in the room, so be it.

Other nations have to warn their citizens about traveling TO THE WHOLE USA because the House Republicans (and the Senate Republicans) refuse to address the issue of gun violence.

Dumb comment. I’m pro weapon reform but the majority of safety related crimes (car jacking, robbery, gang shootouts) have nothing to do with guns that would be banned under assault weapon bans. It’s by and large inner city people using semi automatic handguns. Gun reform is more so needed addresses school shootings, Las Vegas concert shooting type event, etc. Most of the crime in America’s cities stems from broken homes, single parent hood, lack of punishment / consequences / criminal justice, among others.

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I am a DC resident, born and raised. I would vote retrocession tomorrow if it was on the ballot. I think that if we t was ever on a ballot it would win. It doesn't have any momentum because we keep looking at this as a statehood only issue. It had no momentum the last couple of years which was really our only chance.

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Council just had their asses handed out to them on the Hill with dozens of Dems joining in. I’m with those Dems on this one. You suck, DC Council. Less corruption and posturing and more work.

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This is the point at which most European governments would fall and call for the next election. But the DC Council are otherwise unemployable

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So they’ll hold on until we get it together and elect people with some skills and common sense

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Anonymous wrote:This is the point at which most European governments would fall and call for the next election. But the DC Council are otherwise unemployable

See other thread on Reimagining Council Recall Process…

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We can even get a warm body to run against that idiot in Ward 6 and you reckon we’ll recall these money-hungry grifters?
With apologies to Pinto who seems reasonable

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Considering the number of Democrats who supported this in the House, I'm going to guess it gets through the Senate, too. Only needs a simple majority. Does anyone really think Biden is gonna veto something that'll open him up to soft-on-crime allegations one year before a campaign? And there's a big difference between Biden saying he disapproved of the House actions and him saying he'll veto the measure if it gets to his desk (he hasn't actually said the latter).

But congrats to Charles Allen and his fellow Council dimwits for not reading the room and putting their national party and national party leader in an unwelcome predicament.

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Anonymous wrote:Considering the number of Democrats who supported this in the House, I'm going to guess it gets through the Senate, too. Only needs a simple majority. Does anyone really think Biden is gonna veto something that'll open him up to soft-on-crime allegations one year before a campaign? And there's a big difference between Biden saying he disapproved of the House actions and him saying he'll veto the measure if it gets to his desk (he hasn't actually said the latter).

But congrats to Charles Allen and his fellow Council dimwits for not reading the room and putting their national party and national party leader in an unwelcome predicament.

It’s a complete rebuke of the City council. It’s stunning to see how many California Ds from safe seats voted in favor. Not sure how Allen can show his face on Capitol Hill now, but I’m sure he will soldier on.

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Don’t forget the No-Do. She’s the Dumb and Allen is merely the Dumber.