NO STATEHOOD FOR DC
The District of Columbia should not be afforded statehood until something is done to rid the city of all these unethical occurrences in the government. The Council should not get a pass by passing legislation it NEVER read. You can't blame Gandhi for passing the 2009 legislation legalizing online gambling. The City Council SHOULD HAVE READ THE BILL IN 2009. If there were anything in the bill that was NOT clear, the staffers should have made the proper inquiries. The City Council should institute government clearances for all positions that remotely is responsible for City funds. The thefts could be eliminated if employees have to pass security clearances before being employed. Also, accepting government employment should also include a mandatory ten-year prison sentence if found guilty of stealing government funds. This policy should be inserted in every employment application so that everyone is placed on notice of the penalties for stealing from District residents. Moreover, City employees stealing because prior Mayors and CMs steal. If you want to clean up the city, clean up the government from the top down. Until then, I pray that DC does not receive statehood.
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James E. Myricks, Independent Contractor commented
We live in a Demorcracy. America goes all over the World setting up demorcracies. First of all, I feel that USA should be a role model first, especially in the Nation's Capitiol. I bet you if this City was majority white, It would be a State. So, what I am saying "Practice what you Preach". My monmmy always told me "you should always take care of home first.". I am truly embarrassed living in a city and color folkes vote dont even count, and we only have a shadow senator who is only a stool pigeon.
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