D.C. isn't in a state

[FIR3CHI3F]

Has anyone else noticed this? And that they don't get to vote on legislation?

[jake_0311]

Yeah, it's a federal district and was never supposed to be a population center. People inside D.C. weren't even able to vote in presidential elections until 1960 (23rd amendment?) if I recall correctly.

[FIR3CHI3F]

Originally Posted by jake_0311

Yeah, it's a federal district and was never supposed to be a population center. People inside D.C. weren't even able to vote in presidential elections until 1960 (23rd amendment?) if I recall correctly.

Weird. [ten char]

[jeepcache]

i think as far as voting goes, it should just fall under MD...

[mrmurdoc34]

Originally Posted by jeepcache

i think as far as voting goes, it should just fall under MD...

I agree. Don't give them to us we don't like the way they vote down here in VA.

[TJinWV]

Originally Posted by jeepcache

i think as far as voting goes, it should just fail under MD...

fixxored your statement.

[Whybu1]

DC is purposly not a state so that no state hosts the nation's Capital. Some really weird rules to living there. As posted before they only got the right to vote in the 60s and I think it was later than that before they got representation in Congress.

[mrmurdoc34]

Originally Posted by Whybu1

DC is purposly not a state so that no state hosts the nation's Capital. Some really weird rules to living there. As posted before they only got the right to vote in the 60s and I think it was later than that before they got representation in Congress.

Last time I looked DC didn't have senators it can't because it is not a STATE.

They have NON-VOTING members in the house that is it. Just like Puerto Rico and Guam.

[danffl]

And just like any other place that is not a member of the United States, they have too much influence on how the US is run.

I say we sever all land ties to DC and let them "float" in the Atlantic.