What state should be thrown out of the union?

[minionofmidas]

DC needs more size. I say make all the states with a Republican House delegation part of DC!

[minionofmidas]

A few things about California I have to ask...

So they have the 6th largest economy. Would they still have that if they were not part of the US? I mean, like the port in Long Beach, would it be as big as it is if it weren't in the US? Wouldn't a port in WA or OR become bigger because they would still be part of the US? Wouldn't industries move to other parts of the US instead of California? Does CA have enough money to be its own country, would it seceding cause a bunch of companies and people to leave? Where do they get their water? Doesn't some of it come from rivers where the water comes from other states, so in the water-right SW wouldn't states like Nevada just keep their water and not give any to California?

Depends...would California join NAFTA? They'd obviously have to be careful about the water...

[minionofmidas]

Most of history's problems were caused by people who cared.

The district should be redrawn so that the residential areas are part of Maryland and the population is zero. Then it can be a nonpolitical capital again, as was intended.

It's a wise, and intriguing, option...although I don't really see why you don't just give all of it back to Maryland (lots of government offices outside DC already...the Pentagon is in Virginia)but
I don't believe that's the way it was intended. Why'd they add a previously existing city (Alexandria) when they created DC if they intended it to be unpopulated? Doesn't make sense.