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I understand the history, but it hardly seems relevant to the current situation. Having the seat of federal power exist in a state-less region makes sense, but having half a million people live there too doesn't.

And why no Senators? It's not like DC would be the least populous state, yet I don't see many campaigns to strip Wyoming of its senators.

Seems like most of the opposition is from Republicans who recognize that DC would almost certainly elect liberal Democrats. And that's just ridiculously unfair.