DC's failed crime bill shows why it cannot self-govern

Why does the District of Columbia lack autonomous rule? The answer is offered by the recently failed endeavor of an amended criminal code. It was l...

March 27, 2023
6:54 PM

Why does the District of Columbia lack autonomous rule? The answer is offered by the recently failed endeavor of an amended criminal code. It was less an attempt to modernize the existing body of law and more of an ideological ratification of wokeness. It repealed most minimum mandatory sentencing, dramatically cut punishments for select major felonies, and reinstated jury trials for misdemeanors. It was a classic example of the council's habit of engaging in virtue signaling. The lion's share of the legislation approved by the D.

David J. Terestre