Should either Washington State or Washington DC rename itself?
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Question: Should either Washington State or Washington DC rename itself?
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The State should, and to (insert name here)		  
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Yes, DC should, and to (insert name here)		  
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Both should, and to (names here)		  
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No		  
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« on: November 22, 2015, 01:44:52 PM »
Should the Washingtons rename themselves (not a matter of Washington being a slaveowner or whatnot, just a matter of clarity)? And to what?
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« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2015, 02:08:09 PM »
If one of them were to change, I think it would make more sense for DC to keep it's name, although I'm not sure what you rename the state to. Cascadia, maybe?
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« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2015, 02:39:54 PM »
No (conservative)
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« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2015, 02:42:03 PM »
Seriously? No. But I voted option one because it'd be cool to see the State of Cascadia.
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« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2015, 02:50:22 PM »
Yes, rename the state "Seattle etc"
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« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2015, 02:59:10 PM »
DC would just be called the state of Columbia. Obviously.
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« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2015, 03:54:08 PM »
Quote from: Famous Mortimer on November 22, 2015, 02:59:10 PM
DC would just be called the state of Columbia. Obviously.

I would strongly oppose that, we don't need anything more named after that guy and the drama that comes with it.
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« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2015, 05:41:16 PM »
Absolutely not
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« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2015, 06:12:59 PM »
Rename DC to "Corruption Incarnate."
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« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2015, 09:19:20 PM »
Ironically enough, Washington state was already renamed (from Columbia District) to avoid confusion with the District of Columbia:



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_District

Which also explains how British Columbia was given its name....  
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« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2015, 09:26:34 PM »
Yes, the state should. We have absolutely no connection to George Washington, and he probably had no clue of anything about what became the state except for a rough idea of the coastline. Cascadia, Tahoma, and Salisha are some possible alternative names that have a more local connection.
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« Reply #11 on: November 22, 2015, 11:23:19 PM »
Anyway, to respond to the OP, Washington State should probably rename itself a second time -and my preference is 'Cascadia'.  
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« Reply #12 on: November 22, 2015, 11:32:15 PM »
If there is a name change, I'm against Cascadia unless we merge with Oregon.
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« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2015, 01:17:02 AM »
washington state should rename itself (salisha sounds pretty nice) and washington d.c. should drop the d.c. part.
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