Washington – The House of Representatives issued legislation on Tuesday that would reform how young people who commit crimes in Colombia County with Republicans mobilized in Congress behind the President Donald Trump Efforts to eliminate crime in the nation’s capital.
One of the bills, called “Capital Crime Law”, would reduce the age of the perpetrator in the federal region from 24 to 18 and requires that the criminal ruling be at least at least the mandatory minimum of adults, which led to the cancellation of the policy of the local capital. This will also require the Public Prosecutor of the Continuing Movement to create a public website that publishes statistics on young criminal actions.
The draft law was approved 240-179, with 30 democratic people who joined Republicans in support.
The second draft law, the DC juvenile reform law, which was approved by the 225-203 margin, is narrower, with eight Democrats supporting this procedure and one republic-a delegate. Thomas Massi From Kentucky – voting against it.
Massi was the only Republican to oppose both laws.
The debate about the laws of the capital comes at a time when the provincial autonomy is challenged in unprecedented ways since the passage The Law of the House of Home of 1973. Thousands of National Guard forces and federal law enforcement employees are patrolling the city’s streets, thanks to the emergency order that has now been completed by Trump. Republicans chanted by interfering and criticized how the city was managed.
The city filed a lawsuit challenging the intervention of the National Guard. Late on Tuesday, the administration entered a file requesting that a temporary judicial order be rejected by the province and the case was rejected, partly on the basis that the mayor has successfully approved the procedures. Twenty -three state weed in the lawsuit to support the administration and 22 stand behind the area.
However, the latest list of capital legislation has an uncertain future in the Senate, as some democratic support will be needed. The Democrats criticized Trump’s strong intervention in the governance of the city and their affairs and defended the ability of the population in the country’s capital.
representative. Yasmine CrocateTrump, a democratic in Texas, said Trump “is constantly attacking what Republicans are accustomed to calling a small government and decided to be the largest government that you can find. It is really shameful.”
Crocate added that she believes that the actions of Republicans in the White House and the house are “just an introduction, and it is an introduction to everything he wants to do in other cities led by minorities.”
Republicans responded that the constitution specifically excludes the federal boycott from the state and presented a set of reasons that make Congress exercise its authority to bypass the local government.
Speaking to the floor during the discussion about the draft juvenile judge’s law, Representative James Kumler, Chairman of the House of Representatives Supervision Committee, confirmed that the most stringent guidelines will be “serious crimes, including killing.” He added that the definition of the capital to the events is “seven years old” from other cities.
Criminal justice advocates asked why the House of Representatives were involved in the provincial affairs, especially the issues of criminal justice that were studied and searched for.
Darby Hikki, chief political consultant at DC JUSTICE LAB, said that public opinion is that the actions of Congress “mainly against American values, which states that people choose their representatives, who rule and make laws.” She said that Congress is “raping our ability to put our own laws.”
Mesti Thomas Zalisky, Executive Director of the Excellence Council at the Court, pointed to a different Republican proposal that would eliminate the Judicial Nomination Committee and replace members with all the presidential appointed. She said that the committee has successfully worked for a way of 50 years.
“Congress is not the expert in what is required to address these multiple -faceted problems in the region,” she said.
Ankit Jain, a shadow member of the capital, said the focus will now be democratic in the Senate. He said: “We will work strongly to speak with the Democrats in the Senate and clarify them why they should vote on these bills.” One message will be the capital only. “If this succeeds, the Republicans will see that this strategy is working, and that they can follow many laws in blue cities and unify their party and divide the Democratic Party.”
The house is expected to occupy legal projects related to criminal justice in the capital on Wednesday.
While the Washington residents are able to elect their mayor, the Council and other officials, the autonomy has limits. Congress maintains power on the laws approved by the Capital Council and can impose its laws and restrictions. Congress also controls the constant current budget, although the budget is created by local tax revenues.
Earlier this year, cut the house $ 1.1 billion Outside the city’s budget.
Representative Hakim Jeffrez, the leader of the democratic minority, called for the recovery of the capital.
“It was not possible to tear,” he said.