Anonymous
Post 02/12/2025 20:05     Subject: The BOWSER Act. DC Home Rule in Limbo
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It would love a fed takeover. Since covid the entire city has turned into a ghetto. Crime is back up this year which is great timing - it would be good if we could keep the violent crime rate up (and head of 2023) through March/April when things will get interesting. Also it would be nice to see Travyon voted as Ward 8 rep after being expelled for bribery. The school performance continues on a downward trend. The budget will be in tatters bc of the CRE loss of value. This is setting up nicely for takeover, I hope.


+1000


Because Trump and DOGE have been so impressive at fixing the federal government?


Because Allen sh*t on people’s lives so much more that Musk ever got a chance
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2025 20:03     Subject: The BOWSER Act. DC Home Rule in Limbo
Anonymous wrote:fed take over is fine as long as they make DC a tax free haven. No fed taxes. I don’t know why there isn’t more push for this.


With you
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2025 19:48     Subject: The BOWSER Act. DC Home Rule in Limbo
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It might be fine in concept but the reality will be much different. Do you really want a bunch of Congressional members who don’t live here and who weren’t elected by DC residents to run the city? They don’t care about any of us. They’ll just implement whatever’s on the MAGA platform (I’m assuming the majority of those involved would be Republicans). I’m not happy with the way our city is run at all but I do not believe for a second that Congress would be any better.
This 100%. The corruption would be astronomical.

Nothing can beat DC government corruption.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2025 17:42     Subject: The BOWSER Act. DC Home Rule in Limbo
Anonymous wrote:It might be fine in concept but the reality will be much different. Do you really want a bunch of Congressional members who don’t live here and who weren’t elected by DC residents to run the city? They don’t care about any of us. They’ll just implement whatever’s on the MAGA platform (I’m assuming the majority of those involved would be Republicans). I’m not happy with the way our city is run at all but I do not believe for a second that Congress would be any better.
This 100%. The corruption would be astronomical.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2025 16:20     Subject: The BOWSER Act. DC Home Rule in Limbo
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It would love a fed takeover. Since covid the entire city has turned into a ghetto. Crime is back up this year which is great timing - it would be good if we could keep the violent crime rate up (and head of 2023) through March/April when things will get interesting. Also it would be nice to see Travyon voted as Ward 8 rep after being expelled for bribery. The school performance continues on a downward trend. The budget will be in tatters bc of the CRE loss of value. This is setting up nicely for takeover, I hope.


+1000


Because the educational systems in red states are stellar?


Super stellar like DC education system.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2025 15:59     Subject: The BOWSER Act. DC Home Rule in Limbo
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It would love a fed takeover. Since covid the entire city has turned into a ghetto. Crime is back up this year which is great timing - it would be good if we could keep the violent crime rate up (and head of 2023) through March/April when things will get interesting. Also it would be nice to see Travyon voted as Ward 8 rep after being expelled for bribery. The school performance continues on a downward trend. The budget will be in tatters bc of the CRE loss of value. This is setting up nicely for takeover, I hope.


+1000


Because the educational systems in red states are stellar?
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2025 15:58     Subject: The BOWSER Act. DC Home Rule in Limbo
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It would love a fed takeover. Since covid the entire city has turned into a ghetto. Crime is back up this year which is great timing - it would be good if we could keep the violent crime rate up (and head of 2023) through March/April when things will get interesting. Also it would be nice to see Travyon voted as Ward 8 rep after being expelled for bribery. The school performance continues on a downward trend. The budget will be in tatters bc of the CRE loss of value. This is setting up nicely for takeover, I hope.


+1000


Because Trump and DOGE have been so impressive at fixing the federal government?
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2025 14:01     Subject: The BOWSER Act. DC Home Rule in Limbo
Anonymous wrote:It might be fine in concept but the reality will be much different. Do you really want a bunch of Congressional members who don’t live here and who weren’t elected by DC residents to run the city? They don’t care about any of us. They’ll just implement whatever’s on the MAGA platform (I’m assuming the majority of those involved would be Republicans). I’m not happy with the way our city is run at all but I do not believe for a second that Congress would be any better.


A platform which advocates for less crime, less corruption, less homelessness, and fewer people suckling at the welfare teat?
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2025 13:50     Subject: The BOWSER Act. DC Home Rule in Limbo
Anonymous wrote:fed take over is fine as long as they make DC a tax free haven. No fed taxes. I don’t know why there isn’t more push for this.


Trump would love this. It’s the DC Democrats who would oppose it.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2025 13:26     Subject: The BOWSER Act. DC Home Rule in Limbo
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It would love a fed takeover. Since covid the entire city has turned into a ghetto. Crime is back up this year which is great timing - it would be good if we could keep the violent crime rate up (and head of 2023) through March/April when things will get interesting. Also it would be nice to see Travyon voted as Ward 8 rep after being expelled for bribery. The school performance continues on a downward trend. The budget will be in tatters bc of the CRE loss of value. This is setting up nicely for takeover, I hope.


+1000


Ah yes, because the years of the Control Board were banner years for safety and quality of life in DC, right? Who among us doesn't yearn for the idyllic 90s in DC, when DC was known nationwide as the "Safety Capital" of America.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2025 13:26     Subject: The BOWSER Act. DC Home Rule in Limbo
It might be fine in concept but the reality will be much different. Do you really want a bunch of Congressional members who don’t live here and who weren’t elected by DC residents to run the city? They don’t care about any of us. They’ll just implement whatever’s on the MAGA platform (I’m assuming the majority of those involved would be Republicans). I’m not happy with the way our city is run at all but I do not believe for a second that Congress would be any better.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2025 13:20     Subject: The BOWSER Act. DC Home Rule in Limbo
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If this happens, we may hear calls for retrocession back to Maryland.
DC doesn’t want that and neither does Maryland. Give it up.


If Republicans start running DC and ban abortion and a slew of other things that are protected by the Maryland state Constitution people will be changing their tune.


Maybe MAGA is more clever than we give them credit for.


Most likely if Maryland took back DC, the city would have it's on dedicated Representative after the 2030 census. I don't think that's what Republicans want lol
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2025 13:17     Subject: The BOWSER Act. DC Home Rule in Limbo
fed take over is fine as long as they make DC a tax free haven. No fed taxes. I don’t know why there isn’t more push for this.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2025 22:25     Subject: The BOWSER Act. DC Home Rule in Limbo
Anonymous wrote:It would love a fed takeover. Since covid the entire city has turned into a ghetto. Crime is back up this year which is great timing - it would be good if we could keep the violent crime rate up (and head of 2023) through March/April when things will get interesting. Also it would be nice to see Travyon voted as Ward 8 rep after being expelled for bribery. The school performance continues on a downward trend. The budget will be in tatters bc of the CRE loss of value. This is setting up nicely for takeover, I hope.


+1000
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2025 21:55     Subject: The BOWSER Act. DC Home Rule in Limbo
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:"Trump is planning an executive order to make prosecutors seek tougher penalties on local crimes, clear homeless encampments, and scrub graffiti — echoing campaign rhetoric to "restore" the capital city."

https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/02/11/trump-dc-crime-kennedy-center-home-rule

Beautiful! Let's Make DC Great Again


While simultaneously laying off half its workers. Seems to be tension there, no?


Not half of the workers. Just all of the Council. No issue there.