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The federal system was supposed to help with this by allowing various approaches in various parts of the country. I think the state of politics today is due to
by humanrebar 9y ago
The federal system was supposed to help with this by allowing various approaches in various parts of the country. I think the state of politics today is due to the nationalization of every issue.
If California and Texas (for example) each decided it was more important to govern themselves than each other, it would be lower stakes and more productive to talk about issues like this.
- hueving 9y agoUnfortunately people are really bad at reigning in their own power. So whichever side holds the federal office will naturally impose their view on the rest of the country.
- humanrebar 9y agoThere were constitutional protections for exactly this reason. We just decided they didn't count any more.