Pick up one of the series of state quarters and take a look at the image and "motto".   Does it reflect the way you think about your home state?  Not likely.  These quarters are bland, bland, bland.  My home state's quarter (see photo) says Gateway to Freedom?  Oh yeah, that's the first thing that comes to mind when I think of New York.  And I'm sure residents of Ohio and North Carolina are agitated as hell about who should have the Wright brother's plane on their quarter.

So, it's not surprising, but still disturbing, that the US Mint yesterday quickly rejected DC's proposal that DC's quarter include the "controversial" motto Taxation Without Representation.  I'd tell DC residents to call their representative in Congress -- but what's the point?  She has no vote.