Editing 51st state (section)

====Federal enclave====

To fulfill Constitutional requirements of having a Federal District and to provide the benefits of statehood to the 700,000-plus residents of D.C., in the proposed State of Washington, D.C., boundaries would be delineated between the State of Washington, D.C., and a much smaller federal seat of government. This would ensure federal control of federal buildings. The National Mall, the White House, the national memorials, Cabinet buildings, judicial buildings, legislative buildings, and other government-related buildings, etc. would be housed within the much smaller federal seat of government. All residences in the State of Washington, D.C. would reside outside the seat of federal government, except for the White House. The proposed boundaries are based on precedents created through the 1902 [[McMillan Plan]] with a few modifications. The rest of the boundaries would remain the same.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 13, 2016 |title=TESTIMONY OF ERIC SHAW DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF PLANNING BEFORE THE NEW COLUMBIA STATEHOOD COMMISSION |url=https://statehood.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/statehood/publication/attachments/Eric-Shaw-Boundary-Testimony-for-NCSC.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 18, 2016 |title=A RESOLUTION 21-621 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |url=https://statehood.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/statehood/publication/attachments/Constitution-of-the-State-of-Washington-DC.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 19, 2016 |title=Map-of-the-State-of-Washington-DC.pdf |url=https://statehood.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/statehood/publication/attachments/Map-of-the-State-of-Washington-DC.pdf}}</ref>