Updated: Trump's Ham-Handed Attempts At Fascism Will Lead Eventually To... DC's Statehood, And Two NEW US Senate Seats -- In A Blue District!

4:30 pm EDT -- I used shorthand this morning, as I was rushing out. The point below is that Tangerine 2.0's endless penchant for trying to become a military dictator of some sort -- but only over blue areas of the electoral map. . . will ultimately lead to a vote for statehood, likely in DC -- and perhaps even in possessions, like Puerto Rico. Thus Trump will (eventually) see the opposite result -- of what his lil' pea brain was hoping for: less control, as opposed to more of it -- in MAGA hands. Perfectly flawless. . . karma. End update. Do stay tuned. Mayor Bowser has filed the suit we predicted.

I am running to meet a client, so more later -- but here's the sharp end of the stick, and a bit:

. . .Section One, captioned “Crime is out of control in the District of Columbia,” asserts that there is a problem of “rising violence” and “increasing violent crime” in the Capital. The sole data the order cites for those assertions are statistics from 2024. As noted above, in 2024, violent crime fell 35% from the prior year.

And it has since fallen by an additional 26%. The claim of increasing violence based on 2024 statistics is also contradicted by the President’s and DOJ’s own statements in 2025 that violent crime in the District has decreased. . . .

On August 13, 2025, the President expressed his intention to retain control over MPD indefinitely. When asked in a press briefing whether he would be seeking congressional support for a resolution extending the Section 740 invocation beyond its 30-day limit, he stated, "well, if it's a national emergency, we can do it without Congress. But we expect to be before Congress, very quickly. . . . We're going to be asking for extensions on that -- long term extensions -- because you can't have 30-days. . . We're going to want extensions. I don't want to have to call a national emergency, but if I have to, I will. . . ."

. . .Section 740 expressly limits the President's use of MPD services until the conclusion of the emergency circumstances or the expiration of 30 days -- whichever occurs first -- unless Congress intervenes. There is no exception for "a national emergency". . . .

Trump has just given us -- the smart independents and Democrats, by 2026 or 2028 -- (at least two, and maybe even FOUR!) new US Senators.

"Irony! That's for. . . me!"

Woot!

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