I don't know, but I think the writers of the constitution feared that representatives of a state containing the capital would have unfair influence over the federal government. When the capital was in Philadelphia, I don't know if Pennsylvania delegates at the Continental Congress exploited their position in any way. Maybe the concern was theoretical, maybe not.
>Why was the district of columbia created?
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>>I may as well mention here that the people of the District of Columbia do pay federal income tax and can be drafted and still have a non-voting delegate in congress. That's why their license plates say "Taxation without representation." That tag was removed from the presidential limousine.
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>>They do get to vote for president.
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