The Sneaky Way DC Got Its Awful Reparations Bill Past Republicans in Congress
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Washington, D.C., is not a state, and Congress has the authority to block its laws, but the district pulled a fast one on the Republican majority in Congress to get its “reparations” bill past its oversight.
The Reparations Foundation Fund and Task Force Establishment Act of 2023, which passed Washington’s City Council in January, was listed as the “Insurance Database Amendment Act of 2024” when it appeared before Congress.
The act goes into effect Friday because Congress failed to block it. It joins the ignominious list of radical policies the nation’s capital has enacted—from the state-sanctioned graffiti of painting “Black Lives Matter” on the street by the White House during President Donald Trump’s first term to touting itself as a “sanctuary city” for illegal aliens.
Congress did exercise its rightful authority in blocking D.C.’s attempt to weaken criminal laws back in 2023, and it should do so again. Blocking this reparations policy would be a great place to…
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