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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][twitter]https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1631727420947714048[/twitter]

Multiple House Democrats have expressed anger and frustration over President Biden’s decision to sign a resolution ending a Washington, D.C., crime bill, after they were led to believe he would veto the resolution and protect the bill.

According to The Hill, some of these Democratic Party lawmakers are so outraged over Biden’s decision that they’ve resorted to blasting the White House in expletive-laden epithets. One told the outlet that this is "F---ING AMATEUR HOUR."

The same lawmaker claimed that the White House "f---ed this up royally." Others said Biden's decision was "disappointing."

The outlet reported that Biden announced his decision "to Senate Democrats during lunch on Thursday." [b]It came as a shock to 173 House Democrats who voted for the bill in accordance with their belief that Biden was planning to veto the resolution, not sign it. 
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As Fox News Digital reported Thursday, the resolution came in "response to the Washington, D.C., Council's sweeping overhaul of the city's criminal code, which was approved in November. Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser then vetoed the measure in January, saying it would place stress on the criminal justice system."

In a statement, Bowser slammed the update to the criminal code, claiming it would "exacerbate the already stretched capacity of the court system; and it would reduce maximum criminal penalties for violent crimes like carjacking and robberies."

The D.C. Council later overrode her veto.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved the resolution to nix the update to the Washington, D.C., code in a 250-173 vote in February.[/quote]

Not sure if I am reading this wrong but it seems like these democrats are not angry that Biden is signing the bill but instead they are mad because they wouldn't have voted against it if they knew he would sign it?  So they didn't vote against it because they think DC should self govern but because they want to vote in line with Biden?  Sorry but I have zero sympathy for democrats who think this way.  This is why our two party system is so ridiculous- people only vote on party lines and not based on what they actually believe.  
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