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It's a federation, not a democracy. States themselves are federations of legislative districts, the borders of which are drawn by the same legislature (without
by klyrs 4y ago
It's a federation, not a democracy. States themselves are federations of legislative districts, the borders of which are drawn by the same legislature (without, thanks to today's supreme court, the checks and balances of judicial oversight). In a democracy, sensible legislation that appeases a large majority is possible.
- martinflack 4y ago> States themselves are federations of legislative districts The variety of ways that US States internally allow municipalities to have their own rules is actually quite interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_rule_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_rule_in_the_United_States