Because of states rights as well as legal rights afforded to every US citizen, a lot of the same options / technologies aren't available by design. You also hav

Because of states rights as well as legal rights afforded to every US citizen, a lot of the same options / technologies aren't available by design. You also have to deal with two distinctly different cultures with drastically different outcomes of citizens actions. We can look to them for inspiration, but to expect the same actions / outcomes isn't prudent and pulls away from the focus of figuring out what we can do here in a realistic manner.