Washington DC is absolutely part of the "US". It is owned by the government of the United States. It is indebted to foreign interests, and thus has legal obligations, but it is owned by the governmental corporation we call the United States of America. This is the same governmental corporation that was created by the Constitution of 1787.

The US Constitution is really just a Treaty. It's a rather comprehensive treaty, but it is still a Treaty. It is more appropriate to think of the US Govt and the people that have the job of "running" the govt. as being the executors of a Treaty of Sovereign States (50 of them). The US Govt (a governmental corporation) owns the land of DC, thus it is "Foreign" to all the states. But all the States are also "foreign" to each other, because they are all Sovereign Entities (which means Ultimate Authority of some specific Jurisdiction). The US Govt is, in relation to the Sovereign States, a manager of the Treaty of States.

DC is absolutely a part of the US. The problem that most people have with this, is that they don't understand what a "governmental corporation" is, nor what the Constitution is (a Treaty and Articles of Incorporation for a governmental corporation).

Washington DC is absolutely part of the "US". It is owned by the government of the United States. It is indebted to foreign interests, and thus has legal obligations, but it is owned by the governmental corporation we call the United States of America. This is the same governmental corporation that was created by the Constitution of 1787.

The US Constitution is nothing but a Treaty. It's a rather comprehensive treaty, but it is still nothing but a Treaty. It is more appropriate to think of the US Govt and the people that have the job of "running" the govt. as being the executors of a Treaty of Sovereign States (50 of them). The US Govt (a governmental corporation) owns the land of DC, thus it is "Foreign" to all the states. But all the States are also "foreign" to each other, because they are all Sovereign Entities (which means Ultimate Authority of some specific Jurisdiction). The US Govt is, in relation to the Sovereign States, a manager of the Treaty of States.

DC is absolutely a part of the US. The problem that most people have with this, is that they don't understand what a "governmental corporation" is, nor what the Constitution is (a Treaty and Articles of Incorporation for a governmental corporation).

Washington DC is absolutely part of the "US". It is owned by the government of the United States. It is indebted to foreign interests, and thus has legal obligations, but it is owned by the governmental corporation we call the United States of America. This is the same governmental corporation that was created by the Constitution of 1787.

The US Constitution is nothing but a Treaty. It's a rather comprehensive treaty, but it is still nothing but a Treaty. It is more appropriate to think of the US Govt and the people that have the job of "running" the govt. as being the executors of a Treaty of Sovereign States (50 of them). The US Govt (a governmental corporation) owns the land of DC, thus it is "Foreign" to all the states. But all the States are also "foreign" to each other, because they are all Sovereign Entities (which means Ultimate Authority of some specific Jurisdiction). The US Govt also manages the Treaty of States.

DC is absolutely a part of the US. The problem that most people have with this, is that they don't understand what a "governmental corporation" is, nor what the Constitution is (a Treaty and Articles of Incorporation for a governmental corporation).