re: Seriously, if not Bham -- where should the SEC

This discussion is still going on?

Really, let's all just agree they should move the damned thing to Nashville and celebrate our completely non-binding resolution with a beer. It seriously doesn't matter where the SEC offices are located, though a central(ish) location makes sense just for convenient travel for the very, very, very, very, very, very few people who actually have a legitimate reason to visit the SEC offices. For the rest of us, the location is only important as a source of conspiracy-mongering. Other than that, it doesn't have any practical effect on the business of the SEC.

And, no, the conspiracy-mongers do not have a legitimate point. Just so we're clear. The SEC is essentially a billion-dollar corporation. They make their decisions based on financial considerations, not geographic loyalty.