Was it because of fears that the denizens of Washington D.C. might prove disloyal, that they have, since 1801, been deprived of their rights to national representation and local autonomy?
Consider what a Founding Father said in that regard:
"Equal laws protecting equal rights — the best guarantee of loyalty and love of country."
James Madison, letter to Jacob de la Motta, August 1820
Now consider what might be the potential, eventual result of the LACK of equality under the laws, and the DENIAL of equal rights...
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