Dollars and nonsense: House Republicans vote to defund D.C. police and schools
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Congress could force D.C. to cut $1.1 billion out of its local budget, which could lead to cuts in services and layoffs.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26705057

Per the original poster, @rational_lib:

Basically, house Republicans voted to defund DC police because even though it’s not federal money, they fact that that have the power to pass laws affecting DC means that they can claim these as “cuts”. Again, defunding the DC police doesn’t help the federal government save a dime. But it’s technically a budget cut, just not the budget cut they’re supposed to working on. Yes, it’s that silly.

  • @cnirrad
    16•5 hours ago

    Wait. I thought that defunding the police was what the radical leftists wanted. Did the GOP go so far right that they looped around to the other side?

    • @arotriosOPEnglish
      11•4 hours ago

      it’s about punishing DC, not cops.

  • @FMT99
    22•6 hours ago

    What happened to the thin blue line?

    • WytchEnglish
      18•5 hours ago

      They want to draw a new one in brown.

      • The Pantser
        3•5 hours ago

        Ah yes, back the brown. I don’t think that has the same message. They will probably be deported too.

  • @surph_ninja
    -5•5 hours ago

    Good. One of the first things Dems did after electing Biden was give the DC police an extra $2 billion. Fuck’em.

    And if the GOP accidentally makes a revolution easier, all the better.