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09 Jul 2025, 5:40 am

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-suggests-taking-new-york-city-washington/story?id=123581492

Can this legally be done?


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09 Jul 2025, 7:00 am

Has the law ever stopped the criminal before?


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09 Jul 2025, 9:45 am

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09 Jul 2025, 2:38 pm

I suppose they could go under the same bureaucracy responsible for running Greenland and Panama. :roll:


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09 Jul 2025, 4:18 pm

Tim_Tex wrote:
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-suggests-taking-new-york-city-washington/story?id=123581492

Can this legally be done?


I can't imagine how it could possibly legal, but legalities are nothing more than hurdles for Trump to smash through.



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09 Jul 2025, 6:36 pm

Washington DC is already under Federal control. Its ability to "govern" itself is largely within bounds set by Congress. And the bounds can change whenever Congress changes its mind.


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09 Jul 2025, 8:12 pm

Double Retired wrote:
Washington DC is already under Federal control. Its ability to "govern" itself is largely within bounds set by Congress. And the bounds can change whenever Congress changes its mind.


I know a number of people who think that only federal buildings and property should be part of Washington DC and the rest should all be returned to Maryland.