> The whole idea of statehood is that people of that state vote on the direction of the state. You then move around the US to find a state that is more aligned

> The whole idea of statehood is that people of that state vote on the direction of the state. You then move around the US to find a state that is more aligned with your values. And the whole point of being a federation with a federal congress, a president, and a Supreme Court is that some issues are important enough to enforce regulations or freedoms across all the states as a whole. If you don't want federal governance, then you're arguing in favor of each state basically becoming their own country, with free movement agreements between them. Which is quite different to what how the US actually is structured.