Washingtonian2003-2d t1_it2gkrs wrote on October 20, 2022 at 1:35 PM

Reply to comment by jhughe22 in Why is it legal for us to have no representation? by throwawayobviousw

>his has been effectively moot since DC home rule in 1973, now the police dept for everything outside of the property lines is MPD and controlled by a locally elected mayor.

Except that the president can commandeer MPD for federal purposes and there is no direct mayoral-control of the national guard. Plus the US Park Police has full police powers throughout the entirety of DC.

Haines Point did not exist during the life of George Washington. Pierre L'Enfant certainly envisioned what it now Navy Yard to be a commercial hub but I doubt George Washington gave it much consideration. In addition to Georgetown and Alexandria, Bladensburg was a major port town (back in the day).

jhughe22 t1_it2mdn5 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 2:17 PM

Don’t be pedantic. The confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia (eastern branch before you try to correct me) was specifically chosen by George Washington for its suitability as a port. The furthest point south is now is Hains Point which is why I used it as a reference.

And do you really think the Mutiny of 1783 is relevant in the age of multiple federal law enforcement agencies operating with the sole purpose of defending federal buildings nationwide? Not to mention it was the president who didn’t order in the national guard on J6 so congress would have been better off in a state. And guess what, Park Police also have jurisdiction in MD, and VA, and are a relatively recent invention. So I’m not really sure what that has to do with anything.

Point is that in our modern era there is a very large federal footprint within states and it manages just fine, whether it’s court houses, executive agency offices, or Interior and Agriculture land.