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'''Washington, D.C.''', also known as the '''District of Columbia''' or simply '''D.C.''', has been the capital of the [[United States]] since 1800.<ref>https://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_item/Nine_Capitals_of_the_United_States.htm</ref> Legally, the name of this city is "District of Columbia."<ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=016/llsl016.db&recNum=0454 District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871.] [[Library of Congress]]</ref><ref>[http://countystation.com/washingtondc.html District of Columbia Information.]</ref>

'''Washington, D.C.''', also known as the '''District of Columbia''' or simply '''D.C.''', has been the capital of the [[United States]] since 1800.<ref>https://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_item/Nine_Capitals_of_the_United_States.htm</ref> Legally, the name of this city is "District of Columbia."<ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=016/llsl016.db&recNum=0454 District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871.] [[Library of Congress]]</ref><ref>[http://countystation.com/washingtondc.html District of Columbia Information.]</ref>

The self-interested, often deceitful conduct of power brokers in D.C. results in its nickname as "'''the swamp'''," which also references the historical climate of the region prior to its founding as it was literally founded on swampy land.  In addition, its nickname as the "[[deep state]]" reflects how there is an entrenched [[liberal]] bureaucracy in D.C. that serves itself rather than the people of the [[United States]] who pay the bills.  '''''Only 5% of D.C. supports [[Trump]], who seeks to end its corruption'''''.

The self-interested, often deceitful conduct of power brokers in D.C. results in its nickname as "'''the swamp'''," which also references the historical climate of the region prior to its founding as it was literally founded on swampy land.  In addition, its nickname as the "[[deep state]]" reflects how there is an entrenched [[liberal]] bureaucracy in D.C. that serves itself rather than the people of the [[United States]] who pay the bills.  Washington, D.C. has never had a [[Republican]] mayor.<ref>https://x.com/MichaelARothman/status/1955287147499696251</ref> '''''Only 5% of D.C. supports [[Trump]], who seeks to end its corruption'''''.

Illicit affairs that create hidden conflicts-of-interest are common in D.C.  Most people who work in policy-making positions in D.C. are married to (or have a relationship with) someone who holds a different policy-making position.  These relationships have a binding effect that prevents policy-makers from acting independently based on [[logic]], values, or the interests of the [[America]]n people, and their policy decisions or recommendations are often self-serving.<ref>[https://mota.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mota/page_content/attachments/Copy%20of%20PBI%2003.31.17.pdf D.C. Government Employee listing] The District of Columbia (not the federal government) imposes a residency requirement on many of its employees, because of the widespread desire of residents to move to the suburbs if they can afford to do so. [https://dchr.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dchr/publication/attachments]</ref>

Illicit affairs that create hidden conflicts-of-interest are common in D.C.  Most people who work in policy-making positions in D.C. are married to (or have a relationship with) someone who holds a different policy-making position.  These relationships have a binding effect that prevents policy-makers from acting independently based on [[logic]], values, or the interests of the [[America]]n people, and their policy decisions or recommendations are often self-serving.<ref>[https://mota.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mota/page_content/attachments/Copy%20of%20PBI%2003.31.17.pdf D.C. Government Employee listing] The District of Columbia (not the federal government) imposes a residency requirement on many of its employees, because of the widespread desire of residents to move to the suburbs if they can afford to do so. [https://dchr.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dchr/publication/attachments]</ref>