Relocating Gov. agencies to the Midwest

[OneJ]

I'm not so sure if this is the right place to put this but here I go...

I found this article from Vox just a few minutes ago and came across it. D.C. seems to be doing very well lately after years of population decline. At the 2010 Census, the population was 601,723. The 2015 estimate puts the city at 672,228 growing by 11.7% (big league growth) thanks to an increase of a reversing trend of White Flight from the city. Now, many well-educated people and professionals are prospering in Washington (Though there is still some blight unfortunately).

https://ggwash.org/view/41810/dcs-population-is-exploding

But what about Midwestern cities like Cleveland and Detroit that are still in need of attention?

What are your opinions on bringing these type of jobs to this region?

Vox Link: http://www.vox.com/new-money/2016/12/9/13881712/move-government-to-midwest

[Del Tachi]

There are certain government authorities that are headquartered outside of Metro DC, such as the TVA or Delta Regional Authority.

If the federal government was to establish some sort of government agency in charge of economic development/job replacement programs specific to the industrial midwest I could easily see it being headquartered in Detroit or Cleveland.

[jimrtex]

Congress should rotate among the states. All you need is a large auditorium and barracks for the members. There could be gardens where they could grow vegetables, and perhaps workshops to build handicrafts to sell to help pay off the national debt.

The mall could be converted to a national historical park, with the remainder of Washington retroceded to Maryland.

The Supreme Court could ride circuit.

[DPKdebator]

Congress should rotate among the states. All you need is a large auditorium and barracks for the members. There could be gardens where they could grow vegetables, and perhaps workshops to build handicrafts to sell to help pay off the national debt.

The mall could be converted to a national historical park, with the remainder of Washington retroceded to Maryland.

The Supreme Court could ride circuit.

This would be a very interesting idea. Perhaps Congress could house themselves in a part of the state away from the capital to bring jobs and revenue to the area (i.e. the Berkshires of Massachusetts, upstate NY, northern Maine).

[Del Tachi]

Congress should rotate among the states. All you need is a large auditorium and barracks for the members. There could be gardens where they could grow vegetables, and perhaps workshops to build handicrafts to sell to help pay off the national debt.

The mall could be converted to a national historical park, with the remainder of Washington retroceded to Maryland.

The Supreme Court could ride circuit.

This would be a very interesting idea. Perhaps Congress could house themselves in a part of the state away from the capital to bring jobs and revenue to the area (i.e. the Berkshires of Massachusetts, upstate NY, northern Maine).

Depending on the length of the terms, different cities could bid to host Congress somewhat like how Olympic bids are handled.  In a post 9/11 environment, there would undoubtedly be huge costs associated with building a large enough, secure enough facility to house 535 members of Congress, their staffs, the Library of Congress, the Congressional Research Service, the US Capitol Police, and other legislative agencies on a temporary basis.

In the early part of American history, the Congress would have undoubtedly moved back and forth between the North and South every switch.  And what would have happened if the Congress would have been housed in, say, Augusta, Georgia or New Orleans in 1861?

[bagelman]

Yes because if they move to Cleveland, Akron, or even Canton I could get a government job.