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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][twitter]https://x.com/politico/status/1854837012815028730?s=46&t=kf1qYlCXQnKgUhJWEIu2vg[/twitter][/quote]

Other than abortion and Floride, if this article is "all" it is, then not too nig a deal to withstand for a few years.[/quote]

It's a column, not an article, and he's using trumped up language to describe a much more mundane situation.

Yes abortion is an issue but that's not about Trump -- it's about Congress and they've been using DC as a political football in abortion and crime debates for years. Dobbs of course makes that worse but Dobbs is done -- of course DC is not immune to it's consequences and the stupid situation by which Congress still has an outsized say in local politics was always going to be an issue with a Republican Congress. This sucks but is not uniquely different than how it has been with prior Republican takeovers.

The threats about schools are dumb and reflect conservative fantasies about what public schools in "blue" cities are like. Trump can ban critical race theory in DCPS and this will have exactly zero impact on my child's educational experience because CRT is not actually a central aspect of her education -- she is learning phonics and New Math. And actually DCPS tends to be slightly more socially conservative than charters because DCPS has olderm, longer-tenured teachers who are often personally religious -- where charters in DC will more vocally support gay rights or trans issues, most DCPS schools stay far away from those issues (and it's not just teachers and administrators -- a signficant percent of DCPS families have more conservative views on these issues because the black community tends to be more religious and less progressive on these issues). I guess maybe charters should be worried? But DC generally just uses Common Core curriculum which has nothing to do with any of Trump's pet issues. This is a non-issue that actually reveals the ways that DC itself is not a conservative's fever dream of a progressive city. The reality is very different from what they imagine.

Personally I'd be fine with the feds pushing for stricter crime enforcement and increased prosecution of crime. And so would a lot of the city's citizens including the vast majority of us who voted happily for Harris. Crime in DC sucks and the unique set up of the government gives citizens very little power to push for change. I wouldn't cry if Republicans found a way to make the city tougher on crime and neither would most of my neighbors in NE DC. There are activist groups who would freak out but that's precisely why I'd be fine with a GOP Congress and administration taking the heat from them. Those groups are well-intentioned but counterproductive and progressive politicians won't stand up to them for fear of being cancelled. It's put us in a terrible position with regards to criminal enforcement and I'd embrace a shake up of the status quo. I'm a lifelong Dem and I'm exhausted by the mealy-mouthed platitudes and inaction from DC politicians who think combatting violent crime is inherently racist. Grow up.

Anyway there are a lot of things about a Trump presidency that concern me but this isn't one of them. Folks in DC need to stop trying to make this about themselves. DC will be fine.[/quote]

Thank you for sanely reflecting my thoughts, as well. We have one in DCPS (currently in K and started in PK3) and I've found the curriculum to be very straight laced. My kid is not getting inundated with CRT or the boogyman de jour.

One thing that might be smart for DC Council & Mayor is to pre-emptively amend DC's abortion law to legalize to the point of viability, with post-viability exceptions for R/I/fetal health/mothers health. Take the wind out the Republicans' sails on this issue. [/quote]

My teens go to a majority Black high school in DC. They aren’t learning CRT or any LGBTQ+ stuff. [/quote]

There's a concept of not negotiating with yourself, because it pretty much always ends up with the other side still wanting a negotiation (or in this case, imposition).[/quote]

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