Washington, D.C. officially got home rule on December 24, 1973, when President Richard Nixon signed the District of Columbia Home Rule Act into law.
While the act granted the city limited self-government, Congress still retains ultimate authority over the district, including the right to review or block local legislation.
Federal control of the District of Columbia is established by Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the U.S. Constitution (known as the District Clause). It grants Congress plenary, "exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever" over the federal district that serves as the seat of the U.S. government.
Its written in the Constitution! You gon start that effort to change it ?
Washington, D.C. officially got home rule on December 24, 1973, when President Richard Nixon signed the District of Columbia Home Rule Act into law.
While the act granted the city limited self-government, Congress still retains ultimate authority over the district, including the right to review or block local legislation.
Federal control of the District of Columbia is established by Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the U.S. Constitution (known as the District Clause). It grants Congress plenary, "exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever" over the federal district that serves as the seat of the U.S. government.