I didn't mean to imply it was a goverment only district, merely that it was a "service" district. The person selling hotdogs on the corner by the Lincoln Memorial is still in a service position, even if he is not directly employed by the government.

Both my brother and I attended the Naval Academy in Annapolis, so I actually know DC more intimately than any other town besides Huntsville... and I absolutely love it. It is easier for me, as a non-resident, to feel that a service sector is an acceptable situation... and I'm sorry if it seems callous. But I'm still not sure I consider it to be the kind of "no representation" kind of situation as I've seen it portrayed. Maybe it seems reasonable for me to think that the people who run the goverment, shouldn't vote as well... I'll think about it some more, and perhaps I'll change my mind.