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> >Except a) the federal government actually doesn’t really interfere much with governance at all >You’re not serious are you. The OP was certainly underestim
by thomasfoster96 9y ago
> >Except a) the federal government actually doesn’t really interfere much with governance at all
>You’re not serious are you.
The OP was certainly underestimating the influence the US federal government (and federal governments around the world) have on their constituent states, but certainly in the USA, Canada, Australia, etc., subnational and local governments have considerable power which they consistently fail to use in an innovative way. Most subnational entities simply replicate the institutions of their national or sibling polities.
- dageshi 9y agoHow long do those subnational/local governments keep those powers if they use them in a too "innovative" way?
- thomasfoster96 9y agoWell in most federations, until there’s a constitutional change.
- UncleEntity 9y ago> ...subnational and local governments have considerable power which they consistently fail to use in an innovative way. Yep, tell that to my old sheriff who had the feds all over his ass for messing with the illegal immigrants. And a federal indictment. And a presidential pardon. Ah, good 'ol Sheriff Joe...