Posted on 08/14/2025 8:35:39 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
August 14 - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will seek long-term federal control of Washington's police force to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital.
But Trump can expect a flurry of lawsuits if he tries to do so without Congress's approval. Here is why.
WHO CONTROLS DC LAW ENFORCEMENT?
The Democratic mayor of Washington, Muriel Bowser, has authority over the city's Metropolitan Police Department. But a federal law from 1973 known as the Home Rule Act allows the president to take control of the MPD for 30 days during an emergency.
Trump invoked this provision of the Home Rule Act on Monday, saying in an executive order that there is a "crime emergency" in the city.
Bowser has pushed back on Trump's claims of unchecked violence, highlighting that violent crime hit its lowest level in more than three decades last year, according to city data.
CAN TRUMP EXTEND HIS CONTROL OF MPD FOR LONGER THAN 30 DAYS?
Trump on Wednesday suggested that he could extend the 30-day federal takeover without congressional approval.
“If it’s a national emergency, we can do it without Congress, but we expect to be before Congress very quickly,” Trump said.
But legal experts said the law is clear: A presidential takeover is limited to 30 days, unless Congress votes to extend it through a joint resolution.
Any legislation to extend Trump's control over the police department would likely fail in the Senate where Democrats can use procedural rules to block most bills.
CAN TRUMP 'FEDERALIZE' DC MORE BROADLY?
Trump has repeatedly threatened to put DC under full federal control, but that appears very unlikely.
The Home Rule Act delegated the day-to-day work of municipal government to the mayor's office and a city council. To exert full federal control of D.C., Trump...
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BOWSER IS TOAST
What is wrong with stopping crime?
To hear the leftists describe it you’d think Trump was going to rename it Trumptown, DC.
> To hear the leftists describe it you’d think Trump was going to rename it Trumptown, DC. <
That actually sounds pretty good.
😀
Washington DT
Trumpopolis 🙂
The problem for DC is the unitary presidency theory. DC is a federal district and Trump is charged with ensuring the laws are enforced. You could look at it like the organization of any federal agency - Congress gives it rules and key offices. But, the President still controls policy and can stop unlawful actions.
That took the thread!
Sounds good to me. And rename the Smithsonian to The Trumpsonian while he’s at it. Another libtard institution.
Let’s remember the democrats were constantly controlling police departments to impose their racial agenda.
Which resulted in minority communities not being protected.
It's not even all that difficult.
The problem in Dc is not that crime is so difficult to get under control, it's the fact that the Democrats who run DC are intentionally promoting ( and probably profiting) the crime wave.
What President Trump is exposing is that many of the major chronic problems the country faces are the result of intentional neglect or outright criminal malfeasance by our political class.
If you control law enforcement in DC you control who get investigated and who gets prosecuted.
And a large plurality of the Washington establishment are getting away with murder.
That's the big reason why the Democrats are desperate to maintain control of DC law enforcement.
The Home Rule Act delegated the day-to-day work of municipal government to the mayor’s office and a city council.
That's the big reason why the Democrats are desperate to maintain control of DC law enforcement.
Billy Jeff Clinton fired all 93 U.S. attorneys on the same day in March 1993.
Billy Jeff didn't want any "rogue" attorney poking their nose into all of their shenanigans.
I wonder how many more whistleblowers will come forward?
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A political class that feels it is above the law of the commoners because they are the lawyers and judges.
Huh. Not a bad idea.
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