But Schwalb seized in part on a provision of the 1973 DC #HomeRule Act, which created the city’s modern local government, to make a case that #Congress acted outside legal boundaries.

Congress has 30 legislative days under the Home Rule Act to review or disapprove #DC #legislation before it becomes #law. In this case, the city points out Congress acted on day 31 & #Trump signed the measure about a week later — too late, Schwalb says.

#Republicans #idiocracy

#Congress voted earlier this month to swat down #DC #legislation that divorced the city’s local #tax code from #Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. #Republicans celebrated the move as a way to put more money back in Washingtonians’ pockets through various tax deductions — but DC officials warned it could #cost the #city millions & upend tax season while it is already well underway, raising concerns from the city’s chief financial officer.

#law #HomeRule #Trump #idiocracy

But Schwalb seized in part on a provision of the 1973 DC #HomeRule Act, which created the city’s modern local government, to make a case that #Congress acted outside legal boundaries.

Congress has 30 legislative days under the Home Rule Act to review or disapprove #DC #legislation before it becomes #law. In this case, the city points out Congress acted on day 31 & #Trump signed the measure about a week later — too late, Schwalb says.

#Republicans #idiocracy

#Congress voted earlier this month to swat down #DC #legislation that divorced the city’s local #tax code from #Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. #Republicans celebrated the move as a way to put more money back in Washingtonians’ pockets through various tax deductions — but DC officials warned it could #cost the #city millions & upend tax season while it is already well underway, raising concerns from the city’s chief financial officer.

#law #HomeRule #Trump #idiocracy

Most of the major elements of #Trump’s agenda have been accomplished via executive action, with the exception of the #tax & #spending cut #legislation #Republicans pushed through last year using the #partisan reconciliation process—hardly the “broad support to survive the #legislative process” that Justice #Gorsuch wrote was vital to enacting enduring policies.…

#law #SCOTUS #SeparationOfPowers #3CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment

Most of the major elements of #Trump’s agenda have been accomplished via executive action, with the exception of the #tax & #spending cut #legislation #Republicans pushed through last year using the #partisan reconciliation process—hardly the “broad support to survive the #legislative process” that Justice #Gorsuch wrote was vital to enacting enduring policies.…

#law #SCOTUS #SeparationOfPowers #3CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment

BBC: Tech firms will have 48 hours to remove abusive images under new law. “Tech platforms would have to remove intimate images which have been shared without consent within 48 hours, under a proposed UK law. The government said tackling intimate image abuse should be treated with the same severity as child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and terrorist content.”

BBC: Tech firms will have 48 hours to remove abusive images under new law. “Tech platforms would have to remove intimate images which have been shared without consent within 48 hours, under a proposed UK law. The government said tackling intimate image abuse should be treated with the same severity as child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and terrorist content.”