Republican Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde is calling for Black Lives Matter (BLM) Plaza in Washington, D.C., to be paved over, the Daily Caller has learned. He also plans on introducing legislation to overturn home rule in the nation’s capital during the next Congress.
BLM Plaza, which was installed by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser following the death of George Floyd in 2020, is across the street from the White House. Millions of taxpayer dollars were spent to shut down the entire street, install barricades to prevent cars from driving down it and paint “Black Lives Matter” in massive yellow font on the pavement. The street’s name was also officially changed to Black Lives Matter Plaza Northwest.
Congress can exercise authority over D.C. local affairs, according to the District Clause of the Constitution (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17), and reviews all D.C. legislation before it can become law. Congress can change or even overturn D.C. legislation and also impose new laws on the district. This is something Clyde and other Republicans have been passionate about. He and Republican Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty introduced a joint resolution of disapproval in 2023 to block the Washington, D.C., Council’s Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022, which would lower penalties for a number of violent criminal offenses, citing home rule. The Caller first broke the news on the legislation at the time.
That joint resolution ended up passing the Senate in a 81-14 vote, with a total of 33 Democrats voting with Republicans. President Joe Biden ended up signing the legislation.
They should not even have local elections!
BLM signs and paintings should all be removed from the public spaces so that we are not perpetually reminded of how we were grifted by some talented race-baiters.
Repave and rename immediately