[backtothestreets]

I lean toward Kansas and Nebraska if this ever came to reality, but the point is we can relocate the capital. The Constitution only states it cannot exceed 10 miles square.

It would be easy to pick an area in a central state that would offer a great expanse of land for development. Here's another thought. Don't allow residential development within the new capital. Keep the residential developments away from the government structures to further security. They would be like suburbs.

Oh yeah! I forgot another major reason to move the capital. The Democrats have for years pushed the idea of statehood for Washington, DC., and slowly their idea is gaining strength. Moving the capital and returning the land of the present capital to the states, deflates that balloon forever. If the Democrats ever did succeed in statehood for Washington DC, it would soon be followed by other city states like Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Houston, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, and on, and on, and on.

Now would be the time to enact the move in Congress while the "Red States" have control of Congress. It would take a simple majority vote to make this happen. With the economic gains to be had, even California, Oregon and Washington would join the "Red States".

[Terabitten]

Don't allow residential development within the new capital. Keep the residential developments away from the government structures to further security.

That was one of the things we'd thought about as well. No one should live in the new capital except the President and his immediate family, the Marines currently billeted at 8th and I, and the Army's Old Guard.

Nothing but pedestrian traffic allowed on the streets. We'd thought of laying out the pattern as a sort of bullseye shape - concentric rings of broad pedestrian avenues with a N-S, an E-W, a NW-SE, and a NE-SW avenue intersecting. At the center would be the White House, the Supreme Court, and the Capitol Building. Behind each one would be the various governmental agencies. The outermost ring would be where all the monuments, the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress, etc., would be. It's a lot of fun just to try to lay it out.

[Quix]

I agree.

And, while we are at it . . . prevent Pols from serving more than 8-12 years. And, perhaps fine them for staying away from their constituencies longer than XX days at a time.

And, part of me, would change the Presidency from 2 possible 4 year terms to one 5 or 6 year term.

Then, how to limit campaigning to 60 days?

And every law that requires money be spent also have to have a sunset provision. And the more money, the sooner the at least review if not revoting.

Ah welll, idle speculations. So much will be destroyed. Sometimes I wonder if God intends to start over with a very aggrarian society world wide. AT least, with Christ in charge, Goodness will abound vs the pollution of evil that now spreads like cancer.

[Smokin' Joe]

Moving the capital and returning the land of the present capital to the states, deflates that balloon forever.

Really. Which state would want it back? Move the goverment which supports the massive industry aimed at supporting Government, and the industry would move, too. Disneyland it ain't, so all that would be left is a poster child for urban decay and a few museums and monuments, surrounded by crime infested streets. All the bad things a city can bring, and diddley to the good.