• TangledHyphae@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    “Washington D.C. is not a state; it is a federal district, officially the District of Columbia. Its creation and governance are directly established by the U.S. Constitution, which designates it as the seat of the United States government.”

    • obrien_must_suffer@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      Correct, but I was hypothesizing that when they try to do the same things in other cities as suggested in other comments, all the people that were vocal about state;s rights on other topics will likely be silent.