{"id":2265894,"date":"2024-06-12T12:06:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T16:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norton-wants-to-raise-the-profile-of-dc-mayors-to-equal-governors-with-half-staff-honor\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T12:07:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T16:07:46","slug":"norton-wants-to-raise-the-profile-of-dc-mayors-to-equal-governors-with-half-staff-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norton-wants-to-raise-the-profile-of-dc-mayors-to-equal-governors-with-half-staff-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Norton seeks to elevate DC mayors to the status of governors by allowing them the honor of flying flags at half-staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorton-wants-to-raise-the-profile-of-dc-mayors-to-equal-governors-with-half-staff-honor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2265894&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary is missing some text;\u200b however, from \u200cwhat is \u200cprovided, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a\u2062 representative for Washington, D.C., has introduced a bill aimed at honoring deceased\u2062 Washington, D.C. mayors in a manner similar\u2064 to the way states honor their late governors. Further specifics, including the nature\u2064 of the proposed honors, \u2062are not available from the provided text. It\u2062 seems that Del. Eleanor Holmes\u200c Norton is advocating for a practice in Washington, \u200cD.C. that mirrors how\u2063 states commemorate their \u2064former \u200bgovernors, specifically through introducing a\u200b bill that \u2062seeks to \u200dhonor\u2063 past mayors of Washington, D.C. \u2062This gesture is presumably aimed at acknowledging the significant contributions of these mayors to \u2062the capital city. The details on how these honors\u200d would be implemented\u2064 or what they would entail, however, are not specified in the information given.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>bill <\/a>that will honor the death of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Washington, D.C., <\/a>mayor similar to how states\u2019 governors are honored when they die: with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>president<\/a> ordering flags to be at half-staff.<\/p>\n<p>The move is expected to be \u201cpart of a series of bills to ensure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retired-nfl-player-calls-for-separate-transgender-category-of-sports-after-biden-executive-order\/\" title=\"Retired NFL Player Calls For Separate Transgender Category Of Sports After Biden Executive Order\">equal treatment<\/a> for the nearly 700,000 residents of the District of Columbia\u201d and will bring the Washington, D.C., mayorship closer to states\u2019 governors while the office already has similar executive powers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though the District is not yet the 51st\u00a0state it strives to be, we should treat a deceased D.C. mayor the same respect as comparable figures of states, territories, or possessions, which are named in the statute,\u201d Norton said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can only assume that the omission of the District of Columbia was an oversight and not meant to disrespect a deceased D.C. mayor or the residents of the District of Columbia. Adding D.C.\u2019s mayor to the list of officials who can be honored with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-at-cpac-highlights-future-of-republican-party-moving-forward-dont-ever-back-down\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis At CPAC Highlights Future Of Republican Party Moving Forward: \u2018Don\u2019t Ever Back Down\u2019\">flags flown<\/a> at half-staff is a small but, to D.C. residents, significant way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stimulus-update-deadline-to-file-taxes-for-rebate-of-up-to-400-in-virginia-in-10-days\/\" title=\"Tax deadline for 0 rebate in Virginia in 10 days.\">ensure residents receive<\/a> the equal treatment they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the mayor\u2019s office but did not receive a response.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 116th Congress\u2019s House Committee on the Judiciary previously passed the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Some joked that Mayor Muriel Bowser should be cautious of Norton after the bill\u2019s proposal. One X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IDontGiveAFuzz\/status\/1800640674879959424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>user<\/a> replied to Norton, saying, \u201cSounds like you\u2019re planning on getting rid of the mayor.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sounds like you\u2019re planning on getting rid of the mayor \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justin Case (@IDontGiveAFuzz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDontGiveAFuzz\/status\/1800640674879959424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) proposed a bill to honor deceased Washington, D.C. mayors by having flags flown at half-staff, similar to the tribute for state governors. 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