Possibly, but particularly for interstate issues it's hard to see how that works. And even where it does, it's usually slow and difficult to scale. The first t

Possibly, but particularly for interstate issues it's hard to see how that works. And even where it does, it's usually slow and difficult to scale. The first thing that comes to mind is environmental issues. These have national implications that it's hard to see how even coalitions of states can have the same kind of impact. And if they did, you'd end up with a patchwork of regulations that makes it harder for business to work. I'm a proponent of relatively stronger central government, but I know that's not a universal belief. After all, the national government is a coalition of all the states :)