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The "Act of 1871." What does this mean? Well, it means that Congress, under no constitutional authority to do so, created a separate form of government for the District of Columbia, which is a ten mile square parcel of land. U.S. Supreme Court STOUTENBURGH v. HENNICK, 129 U.S. 141 (1889) 129 U.S. 141 STOUTENBURGH, Intendant of Washington Asylum, v. HENNICK. January 14, 1889 According to the U.S. Supreme Court ... "The USA only has legal jurisdiction over that 10 square miles."
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 07:23:18 +0000

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