There was a time when Washington, DC was roughly a third larger than the amount of square miles present day.
It was way back in 1801 that the District of Columbia was formally recognized by the US Congress. Both Maryland and Virginia voluntarily ceded Georgetown, Maryland, and the town of Alexandria, Virginia, to the federal government.
In 1846, Alexandria was retroceded back to the Commonwealth of Virginia. But too late, the damage was done.
The greater DC area was then, as it is now, a government town.
The primary source of income in that particular region is the federal government.
In other words, this entire overflowing toilet bowl is supported by taxpayers from Barrow, Alaska, to Key West, Florida… from Madawaska, Maine, to Niihau, Hawaii.
There’s a reason why NoVa (Northern Virginia) is considered the southernmost Yankee state by more than a few Southerners.
With all that aside, here’s my foolproof plan to squash the patently stupid idea of making DC a state: With the exception of the three branches of government per the Constitution, give that entire hellhole back to Maryland.
Here’s a look at what I envision Washington, DC as it should be (outlined in red).
