If it is foreign owned land, and it appears to be, would this be a hostile takeover? Would all the assets on that land become property of the U.S.?
There is still too much unknown about the legal status of D.C. to know what this really means.
Regardless of who owns it, I don't see how it could be constitutionally the capitol if it is also an entire state unto itself. That would suggest one state held more power than all the rest, which goes directly against the constitution.
Their plan involves dividing Washington DC into a state, and only a few blocks, and govt, buildings designated as the old Washington DC city, so it (the city of DC; the capitol) technically does not fall into the borders of any state.
If I recall what Ted Cruz had to say on the matter correctly, a state challenge in the supreme court based on something similar to what you just stated (the original land treaty between states/feds) would be the most likely approach used to stop the democrat plan. While that may be the best chance for stopping DC statehood, it's still an unsettling option in my opinion.
If it is foreign owned land, and it appears to be, would this be a hostile takeover? Would all the assets on that land become property of the U.S.?
There is still too much unknown about the legal status of D.C. to know what this really means.
Regardless of who owns it, I don't see how it could be constitutionally the capitol if it is also an entire state unto itself. That would suggest one state held more power than all the rest, which goes directly against the constitution.
Their plan involves dividing Washington DC into a state, and only a few blocks, and govt, buildings designated as the old Washington DC city, so it (the city of DC; the capitol) technically does not fall into the borders of any state.
If I recall what Ted Cruz had to say on the matter correctly, a state challenge in the supreme court based on something similar to what you just stated (the original land treaty between states/feds) would be the most likely approach used to stop the democrat plan. While that may be the best chance for stopping DC statehood, it's still an unsettling option in my opinion.