What is being referred to here is the concept that no one value, motivating force, or desire (that avoids harmful behavior) is inherently âbetterâ than any other. It is within this individual variation of universal human desires that we derive the ultimate source of motivation behind our actions.
Finally, in 1974, the District of Columbia Home Rule Act allowed for District residents to elect their own mayor. Currently, the Mayor of the District of Columbia is popularly elected to a four-year term with no term limits. Even though Washington, DC is not a state, the city government also has certain state-level responsibilities, making some of the mayor's duties analogous to those of United States governors. The current mayor of Washington, D.C. is Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, who has served in the role since January 2, 2015. The lists on this page include all of the chief executives of the District of Columbia in their various forms. 1 1802â1871: Mayors of the City of Washington.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to the United States Court of Appeal for the District of Columbia. She was sworn in on June 30, 1980, and served for thirteen years. President Bill Clinton was confronted with a vacancy on the Supreme Court after Judge Byron R. White resigned.