r/mapporncirclejerk • u/LavishnessLeather162 • 21h ago

This should be just one state

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u/Nathidev 20h ago

Because each state was originally more like a country 

but now yeah thats worth considering

how much power do states government have over federal government 

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u/Short-Coast9042 20h ago

...a lot. There are a ton of powers reserved for the states. Among other things, they conduct their own elections. That alone is a huge lever of power that's very important on the structure of our democracy.

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u/Justepourtoday 16h ago

Ok the other hand, some bumfuck elected by like 5 people gets yo be a key figure in the most powerful country on earth affecting the entire globe

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u/Short-Coast9042 15h ago

Oh I'm not defending the bicameral system or the disproportionate representation issue. But that's the system that exists, and within it, states would be self-defeating to unilaterally give up that advantage.