will determine whether or not it does? i m not foolish enough to try to predict this but a year and a half ago everyone thought this was impossible. this is something our president has taken up something as a personal cause. he hasn t had that many political victories. i don t imagine he s going to let this one go would you tell us a fight. the republican republicans in congress would have to have a veto proof majority on promoting legislation that would gut this. that s a high hurdle to pass. i imagine as many others do there s going to be legal challenges. there will be lawsuits. this law the ruling that came down today, this is like the third round. each round prior was challenged by lawsuits from the cable companies, the trade groups who would profit from having the ability to charge for access lanes. we ll have to see whether or not they go back and do that
is enforced in the district of columbia. the mayor of washington dc murial murial bowser. we get one day closer to what may be the shut down of the department of homeland security. congress is getting loopy. there s confidence. then there s trusting your vehicle maintenance to ford service confidence. our expertise, technology, and high quality parts mean your peace of mind. now you can get the works, a multi-point inspection with a synthetic blend oil change tire rotation, brake inspection and more. $29.95 or less.
jurisdiction over columbia in a lot of ways. the congress well knows how to stop things when they want to stop things. they have done it in the past. they attacked our ability to support women s reproductive health issues. they attacked our clean needle exchange, and medical marijuana. the answer for us is statehood so that americans that live and pay taxes in the district of columbia can have a voting member of congress, our eleanor holmes norton and we would have two members. we have been anning it niced by andy harris who is the first district in maryland. he could spend his time antagonizing the district, and they threat ton harass us and attack our funds due us by the federal government like any other state. but i know the people in the
people that you and your party are such a fan of? washington dc is not a state. washington dc has a lot to offer, but, you know, free reign on marijuana use. everyone that lives there pays federal taxes. they voted to allow that, and congress says no, no, no. we don t think that s appropriate. isn t it a little big brotherish? looking at the constitution, washington dc is different they re not a state. and we have a role to play, and the congress passed this. and i just don t think that recreational marijuana in washington dc is the right direction to go. what would you say to people
tension between dc and city government because of this constitutional role in stopping dc from doing things it wants to do. did you expect it would come to the point where they would be threatening to jail you. this is an issue where some people feel very strongly at the congress and they re speaking loudly. our residents also spoke loud and clear last november when seven out of ten of them went to the polls to vote to approve legalization of small amounts of marijuana in washington dc use for adults in their homes. i m the mayor of the district of columbia, i was elected, and my job is to implement the people s law. if members of congress that are so excited and head up about this issue and are being so confrontational about this issue, if they decide they will not put you in jail, but they want to do everything possible