Localities -- and borders in general -- are less and less relevant as the internet (and technology generally) makes the world smaller. Strict federalist separa

Localities -- and borders in general -- are less and less relevant as the internet (and technology generally) makes the world smaller. Strict federalist separation made sense in a world where it took days to travel across state lines, but the modern world requires that nations have a strong central government. Some things can only be done at the federal level (issuing currency, foreign relations, military/defense actions, etc.) and some laws (such as civil rights) should be universal and not subject to local interference. It's true that we as a nation focus far too much on national politics, to the detriment of local issues which impact us personally much more. I'd argue that's not a problem with which governments hold the power, it's a problem with how the populace participates in politics. Not only that, but quite frankly the manner in which we currently elect state governments is a mess. I live in North Carolina, the most gerrymandered state in the Union. In 2018 we literally voted using a map that was declared unconstitutional because there wasn't enough time to redraw it before the election. [0] Until this issue is overcome, it's tough for me to get excited about giving the states more power, and it took a panel of federal judges to declare the state's map illegal. [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/04/us/court-north-carolina-gerrymandering.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/04/us/court-north-carolina-g...