What I more firmly believe as I continue my WIP research - DC needs to be a state. Congressional members should advocate on their constituents' behalf - but isn't it some sort of conflict of interest that they can interfere at will with DC's interest in favor of the state that elected them? Especially when they are clearly not DC advocates. Their impact is doubled - for their state AND DC - and in the case of DC, they were not elected by its citizens. Enlighten me. #annajcooper #barbarapope