Why would Port Angles,WA be the new Unites States capital if WA D.C. could not?
446121
I've never heard anything about any such thing.
600917
The capitol was originally Philadelphia, which at the time was the largest city of the United States.  Congress wanted a place where a capitol could be built and designed from scratch and they chose the area we know as D.C.  It was named Washington in honor of the father of our country, hence the history of Washington D.C. and our nation's capitol.
1005857
Politicians too often forget who sent them to the capital/capitol, and why they are there.  They seem to get caught up in the lifestyle of Washington, in particular, and take up a "go long to get along" attitude.  A good man in politics is too quickly disillusioned, and leaves.  Part of the problem is the current laws (and electoral laziness) make it much easier for incumbents to retain their seats.  Politics was not intended to be a lifetime job, but it has become such in many cases.
55607
There's not really a designated capital of the world.  I vote for New York.
606159
The initial plot of land authorized by the Constitution for the seat of the US government was a 100-square mile area. The first commissioners appointed to acquire the property for the new capital and construct the first government buildings made the obvious choice and named the city Washington. At the same time, they decided to call the entire 100 square-mile area the District of Columbia. Congress later went along with this decision through legislative references to the area. \n\nThe city of Washington as designed by L'Enfant did not, of course, fill the 100 square-mile area authorized by the Constitution for the seat of government. The area also included the cities of Georgetown (1751) and Alexandria (1749), which were already in existence. Congress designated the rest of the 10-mile by 10-mile portion outside the corporate limits of these three cities as the County of Alexandria, in the section given by Virginia, and the County of Washington, in the Maryland-ceded portion. \nIn 1846 Congress voted to give back to Virginia all the land that state had given to the government in 1790 for creation of the District of Columbia. This move returned about 32 square miles of territory to Virginia. Residents of Alexandria and what is now Arlington County, Virginia, thus lost District of Columbia residency and again became Virginia citizens. \n\nIf all this sounds confusing, think of Congress trying to enact legislation dealing with the local affairs of this area. Congress tried to clarify the jurisdictional muddle when it established a territorial form of government for the capital in 1871. It revoked the charters of the cities of Washington and Georgetown and also abolished a levy court for the County of Washington. All legal municipal functions were given to the District of Columbia. \n\nThen Congress changed its mind again and decided that Georgetown and the County of Washington should be separate entities. In 1895, Congress legally ended Georgetown's status as a separate city by merging it with the City of Washington, yet this act said nothing about the County of Washington. Technically, this Maryland-ceded portion of the District of Columbia is still a part of that namesake even though it operates as a separate identity. The slip-up, moreover, has never been corrected. \n\nSo, today, a resident of the District of Columbia may be living either in the old County of Washington or in the merged section made up of L'Enfant's City of Washington and of Georgetown. Washington, D.C., however, is a city in name only - a mapmaker's designation and the established pseudonym for the District of Columbia.
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The President's Residence (first called the White House by Teddy Roosevelt) was placed in Washington, D.C. because of a deal made when the US was very young...\n\nAs I understand it, originally the two major candidates for the Capitol City of the new Republic were Philadelphia (where the Declaration of Independence was signed) and New York City (which was - and is - our largest city) - both in the North. At the same time, there was a problem concerning the war debts the Thirteen States had (remember, they considered themselves 13 COUNTRIES back then). So a deal was struck: in exchange for the rich states allowing national "assumption" of the war debt (and so helping the poorer states out), they would move the Capitol to a (then) brand new location in the South, on the Potomac River.
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DC- the nations capital and established because congress could not rule in a state, they needed a separate territory because of the constitutional convention\nPhilly- the declaration of independence & the constitution\nNY- national capital until 1790
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Any answer you get is going to be misleading- DC isn't a standalone city, like Topeka.  Any numbers are influenced by the (far more populous) suburban areas in Maryland and Virginia.  If you're curious in relation to the DC handgun ban, that fact is going to make any number worthless.  Sure, you can't buy a handgun in DC, but a 10 minute car ride (or hell, a trip on the subway) across the border into Virginia and it's not such a big deal.  I'm including a link to the Metropolitan Police Department website, that shows the number of homicides for this year.
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Washington, D.C., is the capital city of the United States of America. "D.C." stands for the "District of Columbia", the federal district containing the city of Washington. The city is named after George Washington, military leader of the American Revolution and the first President of the United States. The District of Columbia and the city of Washington are coextensive and are governed by a single municipal government, so for most practical purposes they are considered to be the same entity. However, although there is a municipal government and a mayor, as per Article I, Section VIII, of the United States Constitution, Congress has the sole authority over this federal district. It is commonly known as the District, D.C., or simply Washington. Historically, it was called the Federal City or Washington City.
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Yes. You could use the 'territory' rules that other places use, where the number of Representatives and/or Senators from DC (and maybe Puerto Rico) is smaller, because it isn't a state. But, it's hard to imagine a really good reason why the people of the Capital of the United States of America don't get to vote.
1045420
If you are looking for a large town in western WA, I'd say Olympia, has a small town atmosphere, but is the capitol and has all the shopping bells and whistles. Is about an hour from the coast and an hour from the mountains. Also is about an hour from Seattle and 1.5 hours from Portland.  It is the only capitol city in the US without an airport.\n\nI prefer smaller towns, so I would choose either Grays Harbor area or further north on the Canada line.
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Yes. The State has to agree to the split and then it gets approved by Congress.\n\n"New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new States shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress." - US Constitution, Article IV, Section 3
1002177
Some Jurisdictions exchange information, others do not.  Also when you say "Washington", no one knows whether you mean the State or D.C.
1001561
washington takes from social security because they can. there isn't one thing that anybody can do about it . once social security disappears, then they will quit stealing from it...
213054
There is no such city in the United States.\n\nThe closest city names to that are Ocean Springs, Mississippi and Ocean Shores, Washington.
857948
california, alaska, hawaii, oregon and washington state...not washington DC
1103138
Because you don't live in Washington, DC.  And, in your jurisdiction, you won't let HIPPIES make the laws!