Peter
Junior Chimp
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« on: March 30, 2006, 06:17:03 AM » |
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« edited: March 30, 2006, 06:24:06 AM by Peter Bell »
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The subject of DC was widely discussed, though I am not entirely sure if it was on here or on the Convention forum.
The conclusion that was generally supported was that there were in effect two Districts of Columbia: One that is effectively a state in the Mideast Region that encompasses what we regard as the RL Washington DC. A second that is the seat of government, which is in an unknown location because no Region has ever ceded land for it.
Regarding the bill, all our organized territories would have fantasy legislatures that make them self-governing, and our only inhabited unorganized territory (American Samoa) is effectively self-governing as well. I see little point in allowing these lower levels of government to continue to exist if we are going to second guess them, especially as we weren't elected by any of their citizens. Their democratically elected representatives are eminently more qualified to make this choice.
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