The District is a product of our Constitution. Congress does have ultimate authority over any laws passed by the home rule government. The Congress is as incapable of administering a modern US city as Albany would be in trying to run NYC.

I agree, DC should never become a state, but home rule was necessary and inevitable. The DC shadow representative in Congress is like a childhood imaginary friend; nice to have around at times, but easy to ignore.

An interesting read for anyone interested in why DC is special: http://www.heritage.org/research/rep...ct-of-columbia