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In the majority of recent, real-world instances, local laws have tended to be more liberal than federal laws. This is an excellent point. It's also far more e
by grandalf 15y ago
In the majority of recent, real-world instances, local laws have tended to be more liberal than federal laws.
This is an excellent point. It's also far more expensive for lobbying groups to try to influence politicians state by state. Powerful Federal officials represent a one stop shop for buying influence, so decreasing Federal power will reduce corruption.
- espeed 15y agoExactly. And for this reason, would we be served better if there were more members of Congress? (http://www.quora.com/Would-US-citizens-be-served-better-if-there-were-more-members-of-Congress http://www.quora.com/Would-US-citizens-be-served-better-if-t...). How many members would it take before lobbying became prohibitively expensive?