For residents living in Washington D.C it is a question of fairness. Residents serve in the military, sit on juries, and pay federal taxes just like everyone else. But because of the capital’s status as a federal congress, they do not have voting representation in congress, they have no say in the nation’s laws. They also have limited control over their own affairs. D.C’s second-class status goes back to America’s earliest days. The founding fathers thought it would be best if they kept the nation’s capital a federal district, and they included that in the constitution. They thought that if the capital were in a state then the state would have control/influence over the federal government. As time passed the residents wanted to have a say in
