Taxation without representation is alive and well in the District of Columbia, yes our nations capitol. Anyone who has lived in the District is painfully aware of their lack of voting representation in either the US House or Senate, yet those bodies have oversight authority of anything the local District government may do.
So when recreational marijuana was on the ballot in DC this fall, many suspected Congress would never let the initiative stand if it were to pass.
And pass it did, with about 70% of the vote. And now, true to form, Congress is looking to block implementation of the law via the current omnibus funding bill slowly working its way towards the President's desk right now.
This is an outrage. The will of the people was heard loud and clear and certain GOP and Democratic Congresscritters have decided they just can't have democracy in the District.