[VanDeKoik]

Maybe Va. needs to give back the part of D.C. they originally gave for the district?

[wfu_deacons]

I think that would be Alexandria and Arlington County. I think a lot of the executive branch should be moved out of the Washington, DC area. For example, the Department of Commerce could be moved to Detroit. It would help the unemployment in Detroit and remove some democratic votes from Virginia (Detroit is already 100% democrat already).

[WayneS]

That would help. I certainly would not be sad to see those people leave the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth.

It won’t happen, but it’s fun to think about it.

[oldvirginian]

“Maybe Va. needs to give back the part of D.C. they originally gave for the district?”

Virginia donated land for the District in 1791.
The government decided not to build on both sides of the Potomac and returned the donated land to Virginia in 1846.

We have again been invaded by malevolent yankees.
Only this time they came to stay.

[Vigilanteman]

That would be Arlington County, Virginia. It is the highest-income county in the U.S. by median family income, and has the highest concentration of singles in the region.

You could spin it like Virginia has to cede territory to the district for their key role for the Confederate States in the Civil War.

DC always whines about a low tax base due to all the federal property in the district which is tax exempt. This would help even it out somewhat.

If Arlington County proves insufficient, then let them annex the adjoining counties as well.