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October 18, 2007

Adrian Fenty is an Autocrat
Posted by Shadi Hamid

Wow, Adrian Fenty's authoritarian streak is showing. First, he insists on maintaining DC's handgun ban. Now, he wants to - take a deep breath - "modernize" our district's taxi-cab system. What is this man thinking, and who will stop him? But, first, a question for our constitutional lawyers: is this switch to "metering" even legal in the first place? It is unclear where Ezra Klein stands on this issue, but, let there be no doubt, it is a matter that deserves - rather commands - our standing. As Ezra rightly notes, this matters in a way that most policies don't.

Indeed, on the list of Things That Will Affect My Everyday Life, this policy change will rank second only to the smoking ban DC instituted last year. And if DC would only change the zoning laws to allow larger buildings and thus cheaper real estate, I'd be even more set. Local politics matters! And yet I spend all my time arguing for an expansion of health coverage that I already have, and an end to a war I'm in no danger of fighting. It's weird.

I'll answer Ezra's question for him. He cares about things that don't affect him personally, because he's, well, a liberal, and we have this weird thing about us where we actually don't mind getting less of a tax cut, as long as broader social priorities are dealt with. After all, you can only drink so many lattes in a day, no?

October 18, 2007 at 09:43 AM |

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Shadi -

I think that he had to make a decision on it cause he was ordered to by the House. I forget who exactly, but check that out.

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