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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think anyone here can speak to the will of the people with authority. The quality of like didn’t improve as expected and slid further since the election.

To know the will of the people put it to the referendum. How many support the 2 laws? How many support the statehood no matter what? How many would rather not be taxed?

Puerto Rico people get to vote. In DC we assume.[/quote]

DC had a referendum on statehood. It passed with 86% support:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Washington,_D.C.,_statehood_referendum

As for the criminal code revision, how many even understand it? Most of the media has completely misrepresented it. I'd be willing to bet that if voters actually understood the changes, it would have overwhelming support. Unfortunately, we live in a time where "if you are explaining, you are losing" is accepted as a truism. Supporters of the revisions are stuck explaining because so much misinformation has been spread.

For instance, how many are aware the the revision includes new gun offenses and has several enhancements for gun violations that can add prison time to a sentence? Those will be lost if Congress blocks the bill.
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Yeah dude. 90% of the bill was great and revised the 99 year old code.

But the 10%, the changes to car jacking and misdemeanor stuff. Surely you can imagine our already burdened court system, even with increased staffing proposed, would choose to let many charges go. Quality of life would decrease. Honestly, it’s pointless debating with you. We all know you’re incredibly progressive and you also have the power to delete posts at will, which you do all the time.[/quote]

As I said above, if the expansion of jury trials overburdens the court system, it can be halted at any time. The bill provides for an analysis of the impact of changes prior to each additional phase of the transition. Not every misdemeanor becomes eligible for a jury trial, btw. Even with full implementation of the bill, DC residents will have less right to a jury trial than residents of most states.
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