> Is this a bad idea? It is a bad idea if you reject federalism (which grandparent might?). If instead of a union we are a mostly homogeneous country with a

> Is this a bad idea? It is a bad idea if you reject federalism (which grandparent might?). If instead of a union we are a mostly homogeneous country with a single identity, a single logical state -- then perhaps it doesn't make sense for the States to exist as independently as they do today.