It is only because Congress wants their own ‘pet’ humans who they lord over that this situation of disenfranchisement exists. It is appalling that this has happened in this country. TinPot dictators do this to their subjects. They don’t have a voting representative in Congress. That – in and of itself – is Unconstitutional….

It’s actually a bit more complicated than that. returning the populated areas of DC to Maryland has been proposed and soundly rejected by both DC’s residents and politicians. The city government doesn’t want to became a mere county. Likewise, Maryland residents and politicians don’t want DC’s problems themselves either.

The US congress doesn’t want to give DC government a free reign mostly because it can’t be trusted to not do something stupid.

Example: Even though DC has those “taxation without representation” license plates, the very first thing they would do if they were released from the chains of congress would be for them to implement a commuter tax. This would have the effect of … wait for it … Imposing a tax on the salaries of workers not residing (and thus not able to vote) in the district.

All other areas of the District should be;
a) Rezoned Commercial, Federal, or Industrial
b) Transferred to a neighboring state.

The FedGov has had massive relocation programs before, they should do it again.

It is only because Congress wants their own ‘pet’ humans who they lord over that this situation of disenfranchisement exists. It is appalling that this has happened in this country. TinPot dictators do this to their subjects. They don’t have a voting representative in Congress. That – in and of itself – is Unconstitutional….