D.C. alone, in solitude it stays,
with no vote, gets lost along the way.
But why become a brand new shiny state?
Look to the past, there-in find your fate.
Just split in two – rejoin your former states.
Why such a fuss? No need to contemplate.
The retrocession of eighteen-forty-six \u00a0
worked just fine; just finish up the fix!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The Random Poet:01262025
therandompoet.com) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<<<<selected sources: virginiaplaces.org – In the 1790s the District of Columbia was created from portions of two states – Maryland and Virginia. On September 7, 1846, President Polk issued a proclamation transferring a small portion of The District of Columbia to Virginia. The Virginia General Assembly met the following spring, and officially accepted retrocession on March 13, 1847.>>>> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"