Would it make sense to move the National Capital from Washington D.C. to Indianapolis?

Question

Think about it. I mean, I love and respect the New England states like any other good Yankee, but look at all the other countries with their Capital's more close to the center and power is able to radiate to the rest of the country.

I nominate Indianapolis, and Washington D.C. should be reorginized into a port city second only to New York.

Answer 1

There's a reason Indiana is known as the "crossroads of america".  No one wants to stop.

Answer 2

It will never happen.  There is too much money at stake.  Plus, are we going to move the monuments and museums?

Answer 3

If that's your reasoning then Lincoln, NE or Topeka, KS would be better choices.

Answer 4

1. Just exactly what other capital cities are you talking about? Ottawa, Canada? Moscow, Russia? London, England? Paris, France? Berlin, Germany? Canberra, Australia? New Dehli, India? Beijing, China? Seoul, South Korea?

Many countries, including some of the most powerful listed above, have capitals that are nowhere near their geographic centers. Your argument doesn't make sense.

2. Washington, D.C. isn't a port city now, nor would it become one in the future. The Potomac River is too rocky, narrow, and shallow for modern transport ships and tankers.