BF, you’ve been a great source of thoughtfully presented information on these threads. I appreciate your contributions.
Wow, there are actually people on FRee Republic that do not know that the very definition of a state is those entities that are soveriegn over the lands of USA. The amount of land which DC owns should be almost _none_: the District (DC) and land granted to it by the states for Federal buildings and facilities, e.g., court houses, airports. Those are the only areas DC owns; previous Indian lands not withstanding. Furthermore, Federal land is the only place where Federal law has juristiction. State and local law controls all non-Federal land.