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D.C. Doesn’t Have the Corruption Franchise to Itself
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Washington Post (DC) |
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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NO SOONER HAD charges been brought against former D.C. Council chairman Kwame R. Brown (D) than speculation started on what that and other city scandals might mean for the District’s chances to gain budget autonomy and other rights. Even more ominous is the worry that the city’s troubles will be used to reassert more federal control over the District.
Well, the last time we checked, the rights of citizens were not linked to the morality of their elected officials. And a good thing, too. If they were, a lot of American cities and states would be under the thumb of federal control boards. . . .
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