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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Being an effective politician means affecting change via the political system at hand, not trying to affect change via some idealized concept of what the political system should be. Charles Allen et al tried to do the latter and failed miserably while also likely setting back the idea of DC statehood decades. Now, every law that the council passes will have a huge target on its back, at least while there are enough Republicans in congress to take aim. Anything remotely controversial is going to get shot down, and I'm going to guess Congress is gonna start messing with the funding for mundane stuff like bike lanes, simply because now they realize they can.

So great job, Charles. Well done. [/quote]

I would guess that the non-citizen voting bill has a poor chance of being funded as another example.

The Council needs to get serious and actually govern in a meaningful way. DCPS is facing cuts, revenues are falling yet they keep pushing free bus fare for $53M. [b]Ironically, a sizeable portion of riders don't pay now. [/b]Is that the best use of the money? And if they were doing more than posturing, why did they write the bill so it was uncertain that funds would be available? They tried making the Circulator bus free then abandoned that experiment, seems that recent experience might inform this one? They are bumbling and govern like they are kids seeking clicks rather than adults making choices.

At least a bill to retain SROs was introduced today. [/quote]

Well, here in DC criminals lead the way and the DC Council just blindly follows.

For example, criminals don't pay bus fare. What does the DC Council do? Just make the buses free.

Criminals get ever more brazen and violent. The DC Council's response? Keep lowering criminal sentences and clog up the courts with bogus procedures so even more cases get dropped.[/quote]

When you put it that way, hard to disagree.

DC Justice Lab was the tail wagging the dog here. [/quote]

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