Posted on 09/06/2025 2:17:13 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
Trump’s control over DC police is set to expire next week on September 10 if Congress doesn’t act.
President Trump, on August 11 signed an executive order declaring a “crime emergency” and invoking powers under section 740 of the DC Home Rule Act to federalize the police. The Home Rule Act requires Congressional approval for the President to federalize the police for more than 30 days.
However, earlier this week, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an executive order for local law enforcement to work with federal officials indefinitely.
Bowser previously admitted that Trump’s crackdown on crime in the city was helpful and effective. “Neighborhoods feel safer and are safer, so this surge has been important to us,” Bowser admitted.
Lawmakers reportedly think the Mayor’s cooperation is enough, and Trump has largely remained silent on the issue of extending the takeover.
Per the Associated Press:
Congress would have to approve an extension, and Republicans on Capitol Hill have no plans to do so in the next week. Still, House Republicans plan to move forward with a raft of bills that would tighten federal control over the city, including tougher sentences for criminals and a Trump-led effort to “beautify the district” by removing graffiti and restoring public monuments.
Kentucky Rep. James Comer, the Republican chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said that “together with President Trump,” the panel will “fulfill its constitutional duty to oversee District affairs and make D.C. safe again.”
GOP leaders in the House and Senate haven’t seen a reason to act, given that Bowser is working with federal authorities
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Congre$$ has become as useless as teats on a boar hog. Why do we continue to pay them when they refuse to do their job.
We need a CON-CON:
1. Set term limits for Congress
2.Define what legal authority the Judicial Branch has
3. Penalize Governors and Mayors that refuse to uphold Federal Laws
4.Add to this if you want
Deaths after this…on their hands
As opposed to congressional duties mostly outlined in Article I Section 8,
the current purpose of congressmen is reelection.
Nothing else.
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Add: another purpose is fund raising for their reelection
Congress has a thick coating of blood on their hands. A little more isn’t going to hurt.
Cut out the downtown nice spots and give the rest back to MD.
Federal police have always patrolled around federal facilities in big cities. Obviously, DC is the federal district. There is no real constitional issue here federalizing the DC police.
Congress is one of most useless and corrupt government entities in history.
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