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getagrip_already

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4. the house doesn't have the power to change legislation on its own.....

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Thu Feb 17, 2022, 05:00 PM

Feb 2022

If dc was granted self government via a bill passed by both houses and signed by a potus, then they can't just set that aside without getting a new law passed.

That's not to say they can't completely paralyze dc gov't. But they can't unilaterally make law.

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