How big would this state be, the size of a mid-size city?
I dunno and to lazy to look.
From what i remember DC is a small square on the edge of Maryland on the Virginia border.
We know that there is a capital city in each state. So D.C. becomes a "state", where would the capital city be?
DC? Walk west until you start to smell it, then walk north until you step in it. Bring a wooden stick for cleaning your shoe soles.
This district is a particularly small area, encompassing
only 68 square miles of land and water.
District Of Columbia Population 2021 of 714,153
Black or African American: 46.31%
White: 41.27%
Other race: 4.98%
Asian: 3.98%
Two or more races: 3.10%
Native American: 0.30%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.05%
It’s basically a 5 x 8 mile area. Around ten years ago, I walked from the Lincoln Memorial straight north across the District and left the boundary in roughly two hours. It’s just not that big.
This would be like walking from the southend of Central Park in NY city, to the pier for the Statue of Liberty ferry.
The argument that will eventually erupt here....there are a minimum of forty cities around the US who will think they deserve to have two Senators as well (Chicago might even think they should be two states and have four Senators).
My biggest argument over this...does the Governor/Legislative Body...act more like their titles, or will they be more like mayor/city council members? How many governors or legislative members do you know, who are concerned over city parking rules or pot-holes?