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It was a valid debate back when travelling to the capitol took months by horse. Nowadays everyone uses services from other states on a daily basis, and possibly

It was a valid debate back when travelling to the capitol took months by horse. Nowadays everyone uses services from other states on a daily basis, and possibly work in another state (with WFH) on a daily basis. It's pretty darn clear that the USA simply could not exist as a bunch of separate states anymore. And frankly, states are already giving up their representation in the current system. If you're not a swing state, you're irrelevant. If you live in a populated state, you have a second-class vote. If the USA had a modern voting system and anyone proposed the current pile of junk, they would be laughed out of the room.

kortilla 2y ago
> And frankly, states are already giving up their representation in the current system. If you're not a swing state, you're irrelevant. You’re talking about presidential elections, which are a tiny slice of the picture. Wyoming has 2 senators and so does California. That’s huge for Wyoming. > It was a valid debate back when travelling to the capitol took months by horse. Nowadays everyone uses services from other states on a daily basis, and possibly work in another state (with WFH) on a daily basis. It's pretty darn clear that the USA simply could not exist as a bunch of separate states anymore. None of this is relevant because crossing states to work has been a thing since the founding of the country. The only meaningful difference between the founding and now is the massive expansion of the duties of the federal government
- consteval 2y ago
  > None of this is relevant because crossing states to work has been a thing since the founding of the country Obviously not to the same degree. The thing is if your business is multi-state, which is almost all of them, you need to comply to the lowest common denominator. So no, states don't really have much of any autonomy. Companies these days are globalized and multi-national, let alone multi-state. That ship sailed.

kortilla 2y ago

> And frankly, states are already giving up their representation in the current system. If you're not a swing state, you're irrelevant. You’re talking about presidential elections, which are a tiny slice of the picture. Wyoming has 2 senators and so does California. That’s huge for Wyoming. > It was a valid debate back when travelling to the capitol took months by horse. Nowadays everyone uses services from other states on a daily basis, and possibly work in another state (with WFH) on a daily basis. It's pretty darn clear that the USA simply could not exist as a bunch of separate states anymore. None of this is relevant because crossing states to work has been a thing since the founding of the country. The only meaningful difference between the founding and now is the massive expansion of the duties of the federal government

consteval 2y ago
> None of this is relevant because crossing states to work has been a thing since the founding of the country Obviously not to the same degree. The thing is if your business is multi-state, which is almost all of them, you need to comply to the lowest common denominator. So no, states don't really have much of any autonomy. Companies these days are globalized and multi-national, let alone multi-state. That ship sailed.