An Average Joe in Babylon

An Average Joe in Babylon

DC's Autonomy is being Menaced

Our short 50 years of home rule could be under threat

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Joseph A Mills,III
Feb 20, 2025
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Many first time residents of the District of Columbia are surprised when they learn that by becoming a resident of the nations capital they’ve voluntarily given away many of their rights as a voting citizen of the U.S., along with many rights to self governance.

Washington DC is not a city-state nor is it a city within a state. So it’s a unique jurisdic…

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