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A federal takeover? D.C. isn't even a state, I thought it was something like a federal district. How TF does that even work?
Trump to officially admit he is trying to takeover the U.S. and begin claiming territories for his monarch?
That's what I thought... A federal takeover of a federal district? Do you mean a confederate takeover of a federal district? Bc thats really what it sounds like...?
So DC, being a federal territory, historically was governed by leaders picked directly by the President. In 1973, Congress passed a law providing for a popularly elected Mayor and a board of District Councilmembers.
Now, I think all of those DC elected officials are Democrats or independents who lean left. So it would not surprise me to see Trump push to abolish that 1973 law, and go back to the practice of appointing the mayor directly.
Interestingly, since DC is not part of any state (and in fact has a larger population as of the last census than Vermont and Wyoming), the DC mayor is almost like a governor, because there is no government above it to make certain laws like States do. So it is a pretty powerful position for Trump to be able to sell to the highest bidder. Think of all the money it will make him if Congress revokes that 1973 law!
DC governance is in those parts that "went missing" from Congress' version of the Constitution.
Yes, but we shouldn't panic until they delete the tenth amendment. Because that amendment specifically allocates all powers not explicitly enumerated in the Constitution to the States (or the People).
So if this regime "deletes" this clause, they are really deleting their own ability to exercise legislative authority over DC. Without this clause, there is no way for DC to be governed other than by a democratically elected leader.