Biden Says No to D.C. Bail Reform Law

Moderate House Democrats and President Joe Biden are breaking with their progressive colleagues on criminal justice reform in D.C.

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In “Why Biden Stabbed D.C. in the Back,” Slate contributor Mark Joseph Stern used 1,541 words in an attempt to illuminate an obscure topic while omitting or downplaying — for the progressive readers of Slate — some of the most salient points in Biden’s argument.

“For the first two years of his presidency, Joe Biden positioned himself as a champion of statehood and home rule in the District of Columbia,” began Mr. Stern. “The president urged Congress to make D.C. the 51st state — even as the Senate filibuster stood in the way — and vowed to defend District residents’ right to govern themselves through their limited local democracy.”

“Then, on Thursday, he stabbed D.C. in the back,” fumed Stern. “In a single tweet, the president reversed more than two years of staunch support for home rule — abandoning his principles the moment they became politically inexpedient.”