Posted on 02/13/2023 4:31:05 PM PST by Brilliant
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in her response to the State of the Union address last week that voters face a choice between common sense and “crazy.” An example of the latter was on display last week when the House of Representatives rejected a pair of laws passed by the District of Columbia...
…the House overturned a rewrite of the criminal code passed by the City Council… and a new law that granted noncitizens the right to vote in local elections. Congress has oversight over the district under the U.S. Constitution…
The D.C. council overrode a veto by Democratic mayor Muriel Bowser to ease sentences on carjackings, burglary and other felonies even as carjackings and theft have become an epidemic in the city… The House vote was 250-173, with 31 Democrats joining the GOP. Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig, who voted with the majority, was assaulted in the elevator of her apartment building the same day…
The vote to overturn the noncitizen voting bill was…260-162, with 42 Democrats joining... The D.C. law grants noncitizen residents of the district the right to vote... That includes illegal immigrants as well as diplomats from foreign countries such as China that don’t allow free elections…
The House measures face an uncertain fate in the Senate, but it will be revealing to see the votes of the Democrats up for re-election in 2024…
Some Democrats who voted not to override claim the House measures are “anti-democratic” because they overrule the intent of the elected City Council. But the Constitution gives Congress the power to supervise the district...
Congress rarely strikes down D.C. laws, but it has an obligation to overturn crazy progressive ideas that make the district more dangerous. Mark it down as one more reason not to make the district the 51st state...
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
Sarah gave a fantastic rebuttal to the State of the Union lie fest.
<>The D.C. law grants noncitizen residents of the district the right to vote.<>
When did congress grant the DC city council the power to extend the franchise to non-citizens?
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