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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is infuriating to watch the DC Council act like they are SURPRISED that Biden has said he won't veto an override. I'm about as pro-statehood as it comes and it drives me nuts that Congress is getting to weigh in on any aspect of our city governance, especially when you know the people making the most hay of this are the ones who could not care less about the citizens of the district and just want to score easy Fox News talking points. But also: this is how it works in DC as of this moment, and how actually stupid do you have to be to write and pass this specific crime bill and not see how it's going to be used in this way. Would it have been hard to write a bill that updates the code (badly needed), also includes liberal changes to the crime code that people in DC really want, but does not hand super hot button talking points to Republicans in Congress on how "liberals want to make it easier to carjack." It would have been no harder than writing the current bill which now won't become law because of how badly the DC Council and mayor have mucked it up. I am so tired of the sheer ineptitude of these people. DC is full of people who are brilliant at crafting policy, defining narratives, selling politicians and constituents on legislation, etc. etc. But NONE of them work for city government and it shows. Actually, here's an argument for statehood: if gaining elected office in DC had the potential to lead to Congress or a Governorship, maybe we'd get better quality options for local government positions and not be perpetually hamstrung by people who are so clearly in way over their heads.[/quote] It's all just a complely unecessary own-goal by the Council. [/quote]
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