Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي) on Nostr: my understanding is that the mayor of DC has very little power these days bc House ...

my understanding is that the mayor of DC has very little power these days bc House Republicans have whittled away at the District’s ability to self-govern.

iirc, that is the origin of the line on the license places, “Taxation Without Representation,” bc they are being governed by the House with no effective seats in the House.