I’ve been wondering about how well a lot of American states could function if they where fully independent states. I’m not thinking every state would be it’s own country but states banding together and becoming there own countries. An example of this California, Oregon, and Washington.
I’m thinking that kind of like the Fediverse it is easier to manage and do more the people on a smaller scale.
What do others think of this?
There’s already some good discussion here. A little less drastic is a soft succession. It’s already happened and is happening. The blog articulates it much better than i could, but the essence is that the US constitution already has been interpreted to give state laws a sort if priority over feseral laws. Additionally, states can apply financial pressure to the federal government.
Near rhe end of the blog he ponders whether this could result in a shell fedwral government.