President Trump said on Wednesday that the federal government should take over Washington, DC, and toured the division -out issue for decades and divisive decades ago on how to manage the nation’s capital.
“I think we should judge Colombia,” Mr. Trump told reporters in the first air force. “I think we must run it strong, and we turn it on the law and order, and make it beautiful without disadvantage.”
Mr. Trump’s comments put him in the Republican camp who want to end the local government regime in Washington, and to oppose the majority of the local population and many Democrats who want the province of Colombia to become the state 51.
Home base, with hunting
The Washington people have been able to elected their mayor and a council for the Department of Local Affairs since 1973, when Congress agreed to the boycott engine.
But there are limits according to the House of Home Base. Congress It reviews all legislation It was approved by the Colombia Province Council before it became a law, and it takes place The ability to modify or cancel laws. Congress also enjoys power on the city’s budget, and the president appoints boycotting judges.
Washington residents have the right to vote for the president and vice president In 1961 Through amendment 23. But the population of the area of 700,000 – more than its population Vermont or Wyoming They really have no representation in Congress. They have representative In the House of Representatives who can participate in legislative committees and discussions, but they cannot vote on bills with the full chamber.
“Taxes without representation”
For Washington’s residents, the fact that they are paying federal taxes but they have no voice in Congress have been affected long ago. In 2000, the city added.Taxes without representationTo standard licensing panels. In 2016, a large majority of the population – 86 percent Voice for the state to boycott Colombia.
“Just like you, we raise our families, pay our taxes, serve in jury bodies, struggle for our country and work together to create strong societies and care,” and also reads a website about the country run by the city government.
Some of the state’s defenders also frame it as a cause for ethnic justice. Nearly 45 percent of Washington’s black population, according to L. Data from the city governmentAnd who said that if it becomes a state, the boycott of Colombia will be “the only black country in the country.”
The idea of the state also has strong support among Democrats, not the least of which is that voters in Washington have deviated greatly for the party. Based on these electoral patterns, the country of Colombia will effectively ensure two other Democrats in the Senate.
Not transferring to the Republicans
Repeated efforts have failed for decades to place Colombia’s province on a road to the state in Congress. There was A strong opposition from RepublicansThose who submitted their own legislation in water or even eliminating the domestic rule of the province of Colombia. They also called the Democratic backed batches for the state’s unconstitutional The extraction of power.
Republican members of Congress often accused the city’s government of not efficiency and failure to work, especially for the crime. Some have argued The only way to actively operate Washington is through federal rule.
Mr. Trump repeated this criticism on Wednesday, saying that there.A lot of crimeA lot of writing on the walls “in the city, which requires a federal acquisition.
In the 1990s, Washington had one of the highest killings among major American cities, but there has been a significant decrease since then. The total violent crime in 2024 was the lowest in the region for more than 30 years, According to police data.
