Most people who work in policy-making positions in D.C. are married to (or dating) someone who holds a different policy-making position. These relationships have a binding effect that prevents policy-makers from acting independently based on logic, v
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'''Washington, D.C.''', also known as the '''District of Columbia''' or simply '''D.C.''', has since 1800 been the capital of the [[United States]].<ref>http://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_item/Nine_Capitals_of_the_United_States.htm</ref>
'''Washington, D.C.''', also known as the '''District of Columbia''' or simply '''D.C.''', has since 1800 been the capital of the [[United States]].<ref>http://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_item/Nine_Capitals_of_the_United_States.htm</ref>
Legally the name of the 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>
Legally the name of the 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>
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Most people who work in policy-making positions in D.C. are married to (or dating) 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.
Its nicknames are "the swamp" and the "[[deep state]]," to indicate how there is an entrenched [[liberal]] bureaucracy there that serves itself rather than the people of the [[United States]] who pay the bills.
Its nicknames are "the swamp" and the "[[deep state]]," to indicate how there is an entrenched [[liberal]] bureaucracy there that serves itself rather than the people of the [[United States]] who pay the bills.