The Politics Hour
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Maryland lawmakers vote to end the death penalty in the Old Line State. D.C. mulls whether to require "large retailers" to pay higher wages. And social issues take the spotlight in Virginia's race for governor. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
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Charniele Herring, Virginia delegate and chair of the state's Democratic Party, talks about how to make the state an attractive place for families and business leaders. She said she hopes the state avoids divisive social issues, such as same-sex marriage and reproductive rights, and instead focuses more on job creation and economic development. This is an election year in Virginia, with voters going to the polls to select a governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and delegates. "I love Virginia, I love my state. But I agree sometimes it takes us a little bit longer to step up and realize that life and society has changed," said Virginia Del. Charniele Herring.
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What about the Capitol dome? Why not move that to Maryland? Couldn't we in the District make so much more money if there were commercial businesses in there too?
This conversation is ridiculous.
Moving the FBI to a site remote from the Justice Department and the White House, like PG county, would disserve the federal government process by moving the nation from face-to-face conversations between top FBI management and White House, NSC and DOJ management, and between FBI investigators and DOJ prosecutors, to telecommunication-based communication. They can now meet face-to-face within a couple of minutes walk in the case of a crisis or important policy choice. Shifting this to telecommunications threatens to compromise the security of communications through hacking, and changes the tenor of the meetings, as anyone who has done a Skype call or business teleconference can tell you. Central governments are central for a reason, and -- notwithstanding the greedy suburbs' push for decentralization and jobs -- we need to keep the FBI in the District.
If the other jurisdictions want a piece of the action, perhaps the ground rules of the District should apply: the 63 sq. mi. surrounding the headquarters of the FBI should lose voting representation in Congress; local municipalities will have to submit all their local measures for Congressional review and potential nullification; and commuters from outside the jurisdiction will not be subject to state taxes in the headquarters jurisdiction.
Hi. My husband and I have been together and lived in DC for 5 years. As a same sex couple, we are always thoughtful about where we spend our money. Due to VA's conservative positions we chose not to look in the state when looking to buy a house, and refused to hire state business for our wedding. We continue to exclude VA and to spend our dollars in DC or MD.