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Last week Congress formally overturned a law passed by the Washington D.C. City Council, rejecting changes to the District’s century-old criminal code.
The 1973 Home Rule Act gave Congress the final say on the city's laws as well as oversight of the budget.
This is only the latest manifestation of the complex relationship between the District and the federal government that has existed since 1790.
Congress granted Washington D.C. home rule and relinquished its day-to-day control after nearly a century.
In November 1974, Washington was elected the first mayor of the District of Columbia, beginning that office's delicate dance with Congress.
Michael Auslin is a historian at Stanford’s Hoover Institution.
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