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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." 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.

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.

Curious that they were so quiet when 31 of their Democrat House colleagues voted to disapprove the crime bill.

Anyone who thought Biden would veto this knows exactly zero about how politics works. Why would Biden give his future Republican opponent hours of attack-ad material to help a nobody like Charles Allen with a bill that clearly wasn't even wanted by a wide swath of District residents? And the issue of DC home rule is a complete non-entity among 99.99999 percent of U.S. voters; rightly or wrongly, they simply don't see it as an issue to care about. There was no way Biden was gonna stick his neck out on this.

No one (except maybe Charles Allen) would have thought Biden would veto this to help Allen.

But signing it also separately leaves the Dems who voted against it in the House out to dry — if they knew Biden wasn't going to block it, I bet more of them would have also voted for it, because, as you correctly point out, very few people outside D.C. care about Home Rule, and if the outcome is a foregone conclusion, vulnerable House members may as well not take a vote that can be spun as "soft on crime."

It was an own goal by the D.C. Council, definitely, but for the White House to say they opposed it, and then to turn around and decide to support it, is also an own goal in terms of the national politics of it all.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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." 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.

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.

Curious that they were so quiet when 31 of their Democrat House colleagues voted to disapprove the crime bill.

Anyone who thought Biden would veto this knows exactly zero about how politics works. Why would Biden give his future Republican opponent hours of attack-ad material to help a nobody like Charles Allen with a bill that clearly wasn't even wanted by a wide swath of District residents? And the issue of DC home rule is a complete non-entity among 99.99999 percent of U.S. voters; rightly or wrongly, they simply don't see it as an issue to care about. There was no way Biden was gonna stick his neck out on this.

No one (except maybe Charles Allen) would have thought Biden would veto this to help Allen.

But signing it also separately leaves the Dems who voted against it in the House out to dry — if they knew Biden wasn't going to block it, I bet more of them would have also voted for it, because, as you correctly point out, very few people outside D.C. care about Home Rule, and if the outcome is a foregone conclusion, vulnerable House members may as well not take a vote that can be spun as "soft on crime."

It was an own goal by the D.C. Council, definitely, but for the White House to say they opposed it, and then to turn around and decide to support it, is also an own goal in terms of the national politics of it all.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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." 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.

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.

Curious that they were so quiet when 31 of their Democrat House colleagues voted to disapprove the crime bill.

Anyone who thought Biden would veto this knows exactly zero about how politics works. Why would Biden give his future Republican opponent hours of attack-ad material to help a nobody like Charles Allen with a bill that clearly wasn't even wanted by a wide swath of District residents? And the issue of DC home rule is a complete non-entity among 99.99999 percent of U.S. voters; rightly or wrongly, they simply don't see it as an issue to care about. There was no way Biden was gonna stick his neck out on this.

Anonymous wrote:

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." 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.

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.

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Anonymous wrote:It is infuriating to watch the DC Council act like they are SURPRISED that Biden has said he won't veto an override.

I'm about as pro-statehood as it comes and it drives me nuts that Congress is getting to weigh in on any aspect of our city governance, especially when you know the people making the most hay of this are the ones who could not care less about the citizens of the district and just want to score easy Fox News talking points.

But also: this is how it works in DC as of this moment, and how actually stupid do you have to be to write and pass this specific crime bill and not see how it's going to be used in this way.

Would it have been hard to write a bill that updates the code (badly needed), also includes liberal changes to the crime code that people in DC really want, but does not hand super hot button talking points to Republicans in Congress on how "liberals want to make it easier to carjack." It would have been no harder than writing the current bill which now won't become law because of how badly the DC Council and mayor have mucked it up.

I am so tired of the sheer ineptitude of these people. DC is full of people who are brilliant at crafting policy, defining narratives, selling politicians and constituents on legislation, etc. etc. But NONE of them work for city government and it shows.

Actually, here's an argument for statehood: if gaining elected office in DC had the potential to lead to Congress or a Governorship, maybe we'd get better quality options for local government positions and not be perpetually hamstrung by people who are so clearly in way over their heads.

It's all just a complely unecessary own-goal by the Council.

Anonymous wrote:It is infuriating to watch the DC Council act like they are SURPRISED that Biden has said he won't veto an override.

I'm about as pro-statehood as it comes and it drives me nuts that Congress is getting to weigh in on any aspect of our city governance, especially when you know the people making the most hay of this are the ones who could not care less about the citizens of the district and just want to score easy Fox News talking points.

But also: this is how it works in DC as of this moment, and how actually stupid do you have to be to write and pass this specific crime bill and not see how it's going to be used in this way.

Would it have been hard to write a bill that updates the code (badly needed), also includes liberal changes to the crime code that people in DC really want, but does not hand super hot button talking points to Republicans in Congress on how "liberals want to make it easier to carjack." It would have been no harder than writing the current bill which now won't become law because of how badly the DC Council and mayor have mucked it up.

I am so tired of the sheer ineptitude of these people. DC is full of people who are brilliant at crafting policy, defining narratives, selling politicians and constituents on legislation, etc. etc. But NONE of them work for city government and it shows.

Actually, here's an argument for statehood: if gaining elected office in DC had the potential to lead to Congress or a Governorship, maybe we'd get better quality options for local government positions and not be perpetually hamstrung by people who are so clearly in way over their heads.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is infuriating to watch the DC Council act like they are SURPRISED that Biden has said he won't veto an override.

I'm about as pro-statehood as it comes and it drives me nuts that Congress is getting to weigh in on any aspect of our city governance, especially when you know the people making the most hay of this are the ones who could not care less about the citizens of the district and just want to score easy Fox News talking points.

But also: this is how it works in DC as of this moment, and how actually stupid do you have to be to write and pass this specific crime bill and not see how it's going to be used in this way.

Would it have been hard to write a bill that updates the code (badly needed), also includes liberal changes to the crime code that people in DC really want, but does not hand super hot button talking points to Republicans in Congress on how "liberals want to make it easier to carjack." It would have been no harder than writing the current bill which now won't become law because of how badly the DC Council and mayor have mucked it up.

I am so tired of the sheer ineptitude of these people. DC is full of people who are brilliant at crafting policy, defining narratives, selling politicians and constituents on legislation, etc. etc. But NONE of them work for city government and it shows.

Actually, here's an argument for statehood: if gaining elected office in DC had the potential to lead to Congress or a Governorship, maybe we'd get better quality options for local government positions and not be perpetually hamstrung by people who are so clearly in way over their heads.

None of them run for the city government because the Hatch Act bans running in partisan elections while a federal employee. So by default you’re not getting the best & brightest running the DC government. We are lucky that at least Feds can get on the ANCs. But even then, the ANCs are pretty toothless outside of negotiating liquor permits.

Anonymous wrote:It is infuriating to watch the DC Council act like they are SURPRISED that Biden has said he won't veto an override.

I'm about as pro-statehood as it comes and it drives me nuts that Congress is getting to weigh in on any aspect of our city governance, especially when you know the people making the most hay of this are the ones who could not care less about the citizens of the district and just want to score easy Fox News talking points.

But also: this is how it works in DC as of this moment, and how actually stupid do you have to be to write and pass this specific crime bill and not see how it's going to be used in this way.

Would it have been hard to write a bill that updates the code (badly needed), also includes liberal changes to the crime code that people in DC really want, but does not hand super hot button talking points to Republicans in Congress on how "liberals want to make it easier to carjack." It would have been no harder than writing the current bill which now won't become law because of how badly the DC Council and mayor have mucked it up.

I am so tired of the sheer ineptitude of these people. DC is full of people who are brilliant at crafting policy, defining narratives, selling politicians and constituents on legislation, etc. etc. But NONE of them work for city government and it shows.

Actually, here's an argument for statehood: if gaining elected office in DC had the potential to lead to Congress or a Governorship, maybe we'd get better quality options for local government positions and not be perpetually hamstrung by people who are so clearly in way over their heads.

Anonymous wrote:I’m no longer pro statehood. I wanna be a tax haven like Monaco.
With all services provided by the feds and technocrats.

It’s them Council developmentally arrested toddlers what done it.

If we gain statehood it’s only fair that we loose a bunch of federal agencies (probably all but one). Have fun in Iowa pro-statehood feds

Anonymous wrote:It is infuriating to watch the DC Council act like they are SURPRISED that Biden has said he won't veto an override.

I'm about as pro-statehood as it comes and it drives me nuts that Congress is getting to weigh in on any aspect of our city governance, especially when you know the people making the most hay of this are the ones who could not care less about the citizens of the district and just want to score easy Fox News talking points.

But also: this is how it works in DC as of this moment, and how actually stupid do you have to be to write and pass this specific crime bill and not see how it's going to be used in this way.

Would it have been hard to write a bill that updates the code (badly needed), also includes liberal changes to the crime code that people in DC really want, but does not hand super hot button talking points to Republicans in Congress on how "liberals want to make it easier to carjack." It would have been no harder than writing the current bill which now won't become law because of how badly the DC Council and mayor have mucked it up.

I am so tired of the sheer ineptitude of these people. DC is full of people who are brilliant at crafting policy, defining narratives, selling politicians and constituents on legislation, etc. etc. But NONE of them work for city government and it shows.

Actually, here's an argument for statehood: if gaining elected office in DC had the potential to lead to Congress or a Governorship, maybe we'd get better quality options for local government positions and not be perpetually hamstrung by people who are so clearly in way over their heads.

Anonymous wrote:It is infuriating to watch the DC Council act like they are SURPRISED that Biden has said he won't veto an override.

I'm about as pro-statehood as it comes and it drives me nuts that Congress is getting to weigh in on any aspect of our city governance, especially when you know the people making the most hay of this are the ones who could not care less about the citizens of the district and just want to score easy Fox News talking points.

But also: this is how it works in DC as of this moment, and how actually stupid do you have to be to write and pass this specific crime bill and not see how it's going to be used in this way.

Would it have been hard to write a bill that updates the code (badly needed), also includes liberal changes to the crime code that people in DC really want, but does not hand super hot button talking points to Republicans in Congress on how "liberals want to make it easier to carjack." It would have been no harder than writing the current bill which now won't become law because of how badly the DC Council and mayor have mucked it up.

I am so tired of the sheer ineptitude of these people. DC is full of people who are brilliant at crafting policy, defining narratives, selling politicians and constituents on legislation, etc. etc. But NONE of them work for city government and it shows.

Actually, here's an argument for statehood: if gaining elected office in DC had the potential to lead to Congress or a Governorship, maybe we'd get better quality options for local government positions and not be perpetually hamstrung by people who are so clearly in way over their heads.