wiffleball 4,640 Posted May 15, 2017 Is there a reason why it can't be a state? Never understood that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,646 Posted May 15, 2017 Is there a reason why it can't be a state? Never understood that. Really? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fandandy 3,311 Posted May 15, 2017 What I can't understand is that as the nations capital you would think it wouldn't be a leader in crime and behind all 50 states in high school graduation rates. Come on. All those brains working there, figure out how to at least fix a focking tiny little district. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baker Boy 1,485 Posted May 15, 2017 In his Federalist No. 43, published January 23, 1788, James Madison argued that the new federal government would need authority over a national capital to provide for its own maintenance and safety. Five years earlier, a band of unpaid soldiers besieged Congress while its members were meeting in Philadelphia. Known as the Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783, the event emphasized the need for the national government not to rely on any state for its own security. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 752 Posted May 15, 2017 What I can't understand is that as the nations capital you would think it wouldn't be a leader in crime and behind all 50 states in high school graduation rates. Come on. All those brains working there, figure out how to at least fix a focking tiny little district. didnt over 90% vote for Hillary? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
