You won't believe what they want to do to our traffic cameras
Here's what people need to understand—they want to take away our traffic cameras. And not just a few of them, DMV. All 536 of them. A House committee, full of people who don't even live here, just voted to yank every single one off our streets. This isn't about safety or traffic flow for *us*, ishi? It’s about politicians who drive down the Hill to their fancy dinners and complain about a ticket they got on K Street, then decide they can just mess with our city's revenue. These cameras, whether you love 'em or hate 'em, fund essential services for the actual residents of Washington, D.C. It’s the same old song and dance: Congress trying to control D.C. like it's their personal playground, all while we pay federal taxes and don't even have a vote.
This is exactly what I mean when I talk about statehood. We have people living in McLean and Bethesda, probably thinking they know what's best for our streets in Shaw or Anacostia. Meanwhile, it's our parents and our cousins getting pushed out to PG County because D.C. can't make its own damn decisions about its own infrastructure. Those speed cameras on New York Avenue or the red-light cameras on H Street? They’re there for a reason, bama. This city is not just a backdrop for federal drama; it's a living, breathing place with real people trying to get to work, drop their kids off, and live their lives.
That's the District, DMV — no vote, all heart.
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