Why Washington is DC
Washington D.C. is the Capitol City of these United States of America. Within the District of Columbia are the records, history, laws, and operational infrastructure of the entire United States of America. The majority of funding and construction of these agencies is rightfully done by the US Federal Government. Indeed, the security of the entire Union depends on this Capitol Infrastructure.
The functions of our capitol Washington DC have great impact on all States of the USA. Because of this, it is essential that all States have a “say” in the goings on of Washington DC. That is why the Federal Government must have control of Washington D.C. That is why Washington D.C. was never a state and should not ever have state sovereignty.
The District of Columbia was formed by our United States
Constitution to protect against one State becoming dominant and powerful. This
question must be answered before Washington ‘DC receives “Statehood” or similar
status. “But who can say what
experiments may be produced by the caprice of particular States, by the
ambition of enterprising leaders, or by the intrigues and influence of foreign
powers?”
Washington DC is only 10 miles square. People could easily work within Washington DC and live outside of DC allowing them “representative” government if they sought it. Those people who choose to live within Washington DC have decided to follow the rules of DC, which have been established for over two hundred years.
Washington DC does have their own local government and does have the ruling power of matters consistent with their communities.
Therefore I ask Congress to maintain our Capitol Washington DC as it is, a District represented but without voting power in our US House.
Please consider the following USA Infrastructure which must rightfully be commanded by us the people through our US Congress. If the District of Columbia had jurisdiction of our infrastructure, they could condemn our buildings, destroy our records. Nope, we people must not allow this. Washington D.C. is D.C. because it must be.
The centers of all three branches of the U.S. federal government are in the District. It also serves as the headquarters for the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Organization of American States, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other national and international institutions including labor unions and professional associations. Washington is the frequent location of political demonstrations and protests, large and small, particularly on the National Mall. Furthermore, Washington is a popular destination for tourists, the site of numerous national landmarks and monuments. It is a major American cultural center, with a number of important and free museums including the world's largest museum complex (the Smithsonian Institution), galleries, universities, cathedrals, performing arts centers and institutions, and native music scenes.
Washington is home to numerous national landmarks and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States. The National Mall is a large, open park area in the center of the city featuring many monuments to American leaders; it also serves to connect the White House and the United States Capitol buildings. Located prominently in the center of the Mall is the Washington Monument. Other notable points of interest near the Mall include the Jefferson Memorial (see right), Lincoln Memorial, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, National World War II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia War Memorial, Albert Einstein Memorial, and United States Navy Memorial.
The world famous Smithsonian Institution is located in the District. The Smithsonian today is a collection of free museums that includes the Anacostia Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Hirshhorn Museum, National Air and Space Museum, National Museum of American History, National Museum of the American Indian, National Museum of Natural History, National Portrait Gallery, National Postal Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery and National Zoo.
There are many art museums in D.C., in addition to those that are part of the Smithsonian, including the free National Gallery of Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Corcoran Gallery of Art and Phillips Collection.
The Library of Congress and the National Archives house thousands of documents covering every period in American history. Some of the more notable documents in the National Archives include the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights.
More on DC From The Federalist Papers http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/federal/fed43.htm6 comments on Why Washington is DC and Must Be DC
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"The population of the District of Columbia is about 581,530 persons.[1] The Washington Metropolitan Area is the eighth largest in the United States with more than five million residents, and the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area has a population exceeding eight million. If Washington, D.C., were a state, it would rank last in area behind Rhode Island, 50th in population ahead of Wyoming, first in population density, and 35th in gross state product."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_DC
Shouldn't its people then have a representive voice?[COOL]
No, DC must be run by US. It is our US Infrastructure. If Washington DC were a
State, they would have the power to condem any structure, a "dictator" governor could "do as they please" and destroy our Infrastructure. We can't even control george! Nope we need the security of having control of our US Capitol.
ps we need Initiative and BINDING Rederendum [I&BR] for the USA
Bruce
Again, Washington DC is this USA Nations CAPITOL. It is not a state, it is our Capitol City, It is a District instead of a State because of this. The people living there KNEW or SHOULD have known that before they moved there.
We must maintain our Capitol as a FEDERAL infrastructure as it was designed over two hundred years ago.
Public housing? WAT does that have to do with this topic? If DC were a State, it would usurp all the Federal power to run our Capitol!
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