[Jim Noble]

According to the Constitution, Congress has the ability to block laws passed in the District

Not exactly.

According to the Constitution, there shouldn't BE any "laws being passed in the District".

"The Congress shall have power...To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of Government of the United States"

Google "in all cases whatsoever" to learn what it meant to the Founding generation, for they were very, very familiar with that phrase and they know EXACTLY what it meant.

In fact, they fought a revolution over it.

[hanamizu]

Not exactly.

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Was getting ready to post the same thing. How/why Congress has been allowed to skirt this Constitutional duty is beyond me.

A question that probably dare not be asked, “Has the District been better run since ‘Home Rule’ was granted in 1973?”