The Time For Splitting the Country Is Here

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[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (8 children)

Let's smash this country into 50 autonomous regions, decentralization style!

[–]StillLessons[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Easier said than done. But of course so also is the idea of splitting into two...

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I'm being facetious, we already have 50 states that are supposed to have a high degree of autonomy. Too bad there's only about 5 people in DC who give a shit.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

We where supposed to be fifty states, not one — and that's for a reason. The founding fathers originally envisioned the US as a confederacy, so that each state could pursue its own path without impeding upon the others.

The tenth amendment must be upheld, and the Constitution amended to return power to the States. That's the only way to save America. I even go as far as to believe that the Senate should confirm the President (on which I'm writing an essay).

There's also Favorability Voting, which would expel many of the radical elements from our political scene, and instead elect Centrists — but a new confederacy would be my main proposal.

[–]StillLessons[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I agree about the tenth amendment. It has been completely abused for more than a century now.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It most certainly has, by a corrupt Supreme Court which has no respect for the rule of law.

The solution is the total replacement of the Court. Every Justice must be impeached — which can be done in the same manner as to the President — and removed from office.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I support this. We should go back to square one, and fix what we have, rather than throw it all out or keep it as is

[–]JasonCarswellVoluntaryist 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I'd vote for that!!! (As many times as necessary.)