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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Say the recall is successful. Who are these republicans going to run in the special? Whoever the replacement is will just keep being part of the 13 votes that unanimously pass all these bills these republicans claim are harming the city.[/quote]

It’s not “republicans” - the recall is being run by high profile democrats and many of the donors are democrats. I’m OP, and I’m a liberal democrat. [/quote]

Prominent? Jennifer Squires has never been active in local dem politics. April Brown the treasurer is a crime bro troll. Ned Ertel, husband of Squires and the only contractor to receive money from the campaign as of Jan 31, helped run the failed campaign of an ex-Republican who finished in 11th place in the 2020 at large (Chander Jayaraman).

It’s ok, you’re now on the same team as insurrectionists and people who believe that you personally should have no say in local or national politics. You have to own that. [/quote]

Notice how recall opponents never, ever defend Allen's policies or the man's character but instead attack the people behind the recall? It's a sign that they're terrified and are coming to realize they're on the wrong side of history here. [/quote]

DP and I'd accept that criticism, IF the people trying to recall Allen would be genuine in their discussions. He has never tried to legalize carjackings, the "policies" people complain about never were even put in place, he never defunded the police. He was the chair of the public safety committee during the crime spike and if people feel that is worthy of a recall, that is certainly their choice, but it is also a bad precedent to set.[/quote]

Please tell me which of these I’m being dishonest about:

- he decriminalized fare evasion on metro. This led to a general state of lawlessness on the metro with people of all stripes jumping the fare gates and metro losing a ton of money.

- he decriminalized fare evasion on metro. This led to a general state of lawlessness on the metro with people of all stripes jumping the fare gates and metro losing a ton of money.
[b]This bill was introduced by Trayon White. It was also in 2018, and Allen has run since then, so why use that as a reason now, when fare evasion is no longer decriminalized[/b]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2018/12/05/dc-council-decriminalizes-metro-fare-evasion-giving-its-final-approval-contested-measure/

- he loudly supported and voted to decriminalize street vending. This has led to people ransacking stores and selling stolen goods on the street. My local stores now have a majority of their products behind glass. Now when I go into a CVS in the city, I have to wait around for someone to unlock the shampoo.
[b]This bill was spearheaded by Brianne Nadeau and Phil Mendelson. It was also passed by council unanimously[/b]
https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/06/15/street-vending-in-dc-will-soon-be-decriminalized-some-columbia-heights-vendors-arent-happy-about-it/

- using budgetary control, he implemented a hiring freeze on new police officers. This resulted in police numbers dropping dramatically and led to a spike in crime. Then he bragged about it on Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesallen/status/1277421585993994243
[b]I read the tweets. I disagree with your framing of him bragging about it. I read it as a reasonable explanation. I also wouldn't call a 5% drop as a dramatic loss, when that money was re - allocated for other public safety efforts. The Mayor also cut 22.9m from MPDs budget during that time, so not really Allen that should be under scrutiny for that.[/b]

Thank you for bringing those up. [/quote]

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