A lot of these state laws have also been rolled back because the Supreme Court declared them against the 2nd amendment. The US being "50 countries" was sort of

A lot of these state laws have also been rolled back because the Supreme Court declared them against the 2nd amendment. The US being "50 countries" was sort of the original idea, but over time things changed significantly. Many aspects of life are controlled federally and have been for almost a 100 years. Yes, there is also state government but there is nothing special about that: many countries have some type of sub-national government with varying degrees of power. In the US state governments tend to have more power than average, but that does not make it "50 countries". Everything is stuck in a weird dysfunctional limbo where none of the major institutions work as was intended at all. Endless discussion and navel-gazing over what some comma could perhaps have meant 250 years ago is not a serious way to govern a country.