[backtothestreets]

Months before 9-11 my local newspaper printed a letter to the editor in which I suggested relocating our nations capital to the heartland for protective and political reasons. The heartland is the demographic center of our nation and would be the easiest to protect.

This assessment of what a nuclear attack could accomplish gives credence to the suggestion. We cannot hope to protect an eighteenth century city from twenty-first century perils.

For political reasons, I would also like to have our Congressional delegation closer so they may better serve their constituency. Presently, the bastion of liberalism is the sole region receiving this exclusive treatment.

[ExSoldier]

The heartland is the demographic center of our nation and would be the easiest to protect.

Ummmm I don't think Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols got the message.

For political reasons, I would also like to have our Congressional delegation closer so they may better serve their constituency. Presently, the bastion of liberalism is the sole region receiving this exclusive treatment.

Now THAT is a great point I never even considered! Kudos to you!

[Blzbba]

"Months before 9-11 my local newspaper printed a letter to the editor in which I suggested relocating our nations capital to the heartland for protective and political reasons. The heartland is the demographic center of our nation and would be the easiest to protect."



Tell that to the Oklahoma City victims.

[Nowhere Man]

Months before 9-11 my local newspaper printed a letter to the editor in which I suggested relocating our nations capital to the heartland for protective and political reasons. The heartland is the demographic center of our nation and would be the easiest to protect.

I know that has been done in history, even before nukes because with the capital further inland, it would take an enemy a much longer time to march to it plus give the hopes to the defenders where they can stop the invasion before it gets to the capital. It's amazing that during the Civil War, the Confederates gotten close enough to DC that they could have taken it if the "Army of the Potomac" failed. I wonder what the plan is if DC is ever taken out? Again, I did read a "what-if" story where the US moved the capital to Columbus, Ohio after a Confederate Victory that took Washignton DC. I like to play an apocalyptic role playing game called "Twilight: 2000" where the government split into two factions after a nuclear war with the USSR, CivGov (Civillian Government - made up of a rump Congress) in Omaha, Nebraska and MilGov (Military Government - Joint Chiefs of Staff) in Colorado Springs. That's a good thought where an emergency capital would be set up. I know in the past, we had shelters for Congress and so on at Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia, Mt. Weather in Maryland somewhere and there was talk of a "Site R" in Pennsylvania somewhere near Gettysburg, IIRC.

[Terabitten]

Months before 9-11 my local newspaper printed a letter to the editor in which I suggested relocating our nations capital to the heartland for protective and political reasons. The heartland is the demographic center of our nation and would be the easiest to protect.

My wife, the lovely Terabyte here on FR, and I have been joking about moving the nation's capitol to somewhere in the Midwest, maybe where Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska intersect. It's a fun exercise.

[SauronOfMordor]

Months before 9-11 my local newspaper printed a letter to the editor in which I suggested relocating our nations capital to the heartland for protective and political reasons. The heartland is the demographic center of our nation and would be the easiest to protect.

In the 21st Century, why do we even need a physical capitol? Congressmen and Senators could stay in their districts and conduct their business over the web

[aShepard]

...........The heartland is the demographic center of our nation and would be the easiest to protect...................

Yeah, then the fallout could spread for 1500 miles east, and wipe out the entire east coast!