If we moved the capitol of the United States, where should we put it?

[yurbud]

I just read in another post that DC is at sea level, so with global warming, we'll have to move it anyway.

We can build a dike around DC to protect the tourist attractions, but it wouldn't be smart to have a capital that can be drowned with one strategically placed barge full of dynamite.

[BuyingThyme]

1. Either Germany or Austria.

[Alexander]

2. Philly doesn't fit on your list.

It's not part of New England, and was the original US Capitol during the Continental Congress years.

I say, if we move it at all, move it back to Philly where it used to be.

[yurbud]

4. don't some include it in rust belt because of PA steel mills?

[treestar]

51. This would be good!

It would serve as a reminder of what the nation was founded upon.

The Capitol building should be right across from Independence Hall

[Buck Rabbit]

3. Bahgdad in the new embassy complex.

[roguevalley]

5. put it in ANWR

[ShortnFiery]

6. Phoenix, Arizona!

Why? The roads are laid out well. People actually planned the traffic patterns before they built homes. Go figure?

It's beautiful weather in the fall and spring. In the summer, try to remind yourself that it's a dry heat. ;)

[dennis00]

7. Columbus, Ohio

Columbus would have been the new capitol of the North if the South would have won the civil war. It would have been called Columbiana.

[Cobalt-60]

8. Saint Louis

It has a good central location.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

9. Toronto for the northern states. Vera Cruz for the southern.

[lectrobyte]

10. New Orleans.

Don't laugh. Think of all the "politicians caught on tape" videos we'd have after Mardi Gras.

[KamaAina]

23. Yeah you right! Y'all come down, we've got plenty of room,

thanks to your unbelievable incompetence and arrogance! Now you get to experience the results firsthand!

Think about it: a relatively central location, definite need for all those fat Federal paychecks, and the right atmosphere for everything from high-level lobbying to big-time demos (those of you going to DC on 1/27 will soon wish that this had already happened!) Those Mardi Gras videos would be, like we'd say, for lagniappe ("a little something extra"). (If only we could arrange for Clinton to serve another term... :evilgrin: )

If I used Photoshop, I'd be looking to superimpose the Capitol and White House over the Lower Ninth Ward...

[yurbud]

11. yikes! I forgot the South. Well, that's where they're moving FROM

[Leopolds Ghost]

49. Not really, thank God

The Mason-Dixon line has been moving southwards since 1776. By the time of the Civil War, it was roughly at the latitude of Baltimore. By the 1950s, it was roughly at the latitude of Bethesda, MD. By the 1970s, it was south of Dupont Circle. It is now roughly at the latitude of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Maryland (except for self-described Southern Maryland, south of the Bridge) now considers itself proudly northern. Unlike, say, Kentucky.

That said, I have southern relatives and if we're going to have a Southern capital, it should be PROUDLY southern. Biloxi, maybe?

[Swamp Rat]

12. Baghdad or Tehran

To govern the remaining oil resources... in person.

[trashcanistanista]

13. San Francisco

You can never get enough of those San Francisco Values!:patriot:

[La Coliniere]

41. And Alcatraz could

be refurbished and used exclusively to imprison those politicos convicted of breaking laws. Kind of like a Devil's Island for the duplicitous.

[kimmerspixelated]

14. as a native texan

I take issue with the two of you who voted "In spite".

[leftchick]

15. with a 20 ft sea level rise it won't exist anyway

may as well plan for a mountain somewhere.

[catmandu57]

16. Nebraska or Kansas

Centalized location.

[KansDem]

18. Kansas

Geographic center of the lower 48 states.



Location: From Lebanon, take US Hwy 281 North 1 mile to Hwy K-191, take K-191 West 1 mile to the marker.

Nearest Town: Lebanon

http://www.kansasphototour.com/center.htm

Don't know where the center would be if Alaska and Hawaii are included :shrug:

[Jed Dilligan]

39. see below...

the claim is that it's 17 miles from Castle Rock, SD.

[KansDem]

40. Works for me! (eom)

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

17. New York City, Of Course. Let's Face It, NYC Is Already The Capitol Of The US In So Many Ways.

[TommyO]

19. Allentown, PA - the Liberty Bell was kept here for a while

[Matariki]

20. Ack! That place is an armpit. Blech!

[TommyO]

22. I actually agree with you, whole-heartedly!

I went strictly on the fact that the Liberty Bell was hidden in Allentown. Since Philly was already suggested, and Washington will be underwater, I figured Allentown with it's higher elevation would work. You can bet any redevelopment would de-armpit the area.

[Burma Jones]

21. Pittsburgh

[TahitiNut]

24. Wyoming. Fewer people than D.C. - they don't deserve 2 Senators and a Representative. DC does.

:shrug:

[yurbud]

31. they count cow pies and tumbleweeds in the census there to get up to four digits of population

[ProgressiveFool]

25. Don't put it anywhere in California...

By that point in time we'll be moving forward as our own nation with our own King Schwartzenegger.

[TommyO]

27. What are the immigration policies of the

Great Sovereign Nation of Kaleeforneea? I have friends there and would love to be there with them.

[ProgressiveFool]

29. I dunno... more important would be our

emigration policies, or rather, whether we figured out how to get rid of the Rethugs, just in case the Rapture doesn't happen by then to take care of it for us.

[TommyO]

36. Even if the Rapture takes place, Repugs won't be on the mothership

They claim to be "christian",but "JAY-ZUS" knows better.

[LeftyMom]

42. Just pay and show your papers at the

border checkpoint agricultural inspection station.

[Leopolds Ghost]

52. Know, O Prince, of this Schwarzenegger, destined to wear the jeweled crown of California

upon a troubled brow.

[Book Lover]

26. Other: It should move around every 4 years

With each new presidential election, the seat of the federal government should rotate around. Maybe it should sit in each state capital...

[TommyO]

28. That's not a bad idea

given the fact Bush has "worked" from his ranch so much, we know that a physical presence isn't necessary.

[Book Lover]

30. Nor does the Jerk-inator work in Sacramento

Plus, it would inject much-needed dollars into local economies, even if they are cyclical and short-term. (Hello, Ben Stein! Are you listening? I need you to write this up for next Sunday's Times, OK?)

[yurbud]

32. better idea: have them do it in tents and trailers like a military deployment or the circus.

[Book Lover]

33. Government Units, Mobile

So their acronym could be GUM ... hm, there must be something funnier there... Let me get back to you on that one...

[yurbud]

34. so if you kicked them in the ass, you'd have gum on your shoe...

[Book Lover]

37. Well, something sticky, anyway

Oh, I crack myself up... :rofl:

[jgraz]

35. The Hague

Easy commute for BushCo.

[Jed Dilligan]

38. Lebanon KS or Castle Rock SD

The "geographical center" of the 48 (KS) or 50 (SD) states. It would inject a much needed dose of culture and revenue into the very heart of the "red states."

[charlie]

43. Travelling roadshow at Walmart Supercenters

Let 'em answer calls for "associates" to vote between cart roundups.

[sweetheart]

44. the geographic center of the lower 48

A nice new capital would fit with a nice new constitution.

[johnaries]

45. Gitmo. nt

[cynatnite]

46. Across the street from me n/t

[Leopolds Ghost]

47. Other -- Gulf Coast / Redneck Riviera -- because DC isn't really all that swampy

A well-placed hurricane could punish the Bush administration much more
effectively in a region of the country where no high ground exists for
them to flee to.

[terrya]

48. Chicago

[Gidney N Cloyd]

50. Wherever it winds up, let's not tell the politicians where we put it.

Ix-nay on the ocation-lay.

[buddysmellgood]

53. VEGAS! It's all for show.

[Odin2005]

54. Philly

[Unperson]

55. Three separate capitals. Executive, legislative and judicial.