Do states even matter any more? Wouldn't the US be a better place if all the laws were the same across all the (more)?

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We have what we have because a lot of people like what we have. One of the biggest attractions of the United States is the differences between states combined with ease of travel (I don't even slow down when I leave California for Arizona! ) Thus, if I don't like how things work out in California, I can go next door or 'cross country and see how things work out in a different state.

Some people like our environmentalism here in California. Others like North Dakota's low unemployment rate. By having 50 versions of the same thing, we have many more choices, which goes a long way to calming those who otherwise would be agitating for a whole new government..

The problem with your theory is that different parts of the country have different societies and populations. IN your suggested scenario, are we to follow the wacko restrictive laws that still exist in areas of Alabama and Mississippi, or are we to follow the laws of New York and California?

2 The 10th Amendment to the Constitution is pretty clear: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people". There have been many examples where power was vested in the few, in very strong, centralized government: kingdoms and dictatorships. (See feudalism; Pol Pot; North Korea; USSR; et al.) They don't seem to work out very well for the vast majority of people.

There have been fewer examples where power was vested in the people. In those countries, with freedom and capitalism and creativity and entrepreneurship, things have worked out very well for the majority of people.(See G-8 countries; see Magna Carta year 1215)The closer the power of government is to the people, the more responsive government is to the people. States matter.

The people who live in the various states matter. The people who believe in the Constitution of the United States believe that the Constitution matters..

The 10th Amendment to the Constitution is pretty clear: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people". There have been many examples where power was vested in the few, in very strong, centralized government: kingdoms and dictatorships. (See feudalism; Pol Pot; North Korea; USSR; et al.) They don't seem to work out very well for the vast majority of people.

There have been fewer examples where power was vested in the people. In those countries, with freedom and capitalism and creativity and entrepreneurship, things have worked out very well for the majority of people.(See G-8 countries; see Magna Carta year 1215)The closer the power of government is to the people, the more responsive government is to the people. States matter.

The people who live in the various states matter. The people who believe in the Constitution of the United States believe that the Constitution matters.

ElBanditoRoso replied to post #3: 4 Exactly. It's the same that is causing the Euro to fail in Europe. DIfferent sectors of the country (or in Europe's case, continent) have different needs and motivations, and one size does not fit all.

Exactly. It's the same that is causing the Euro to fail in Europe. DIfferent sectors of the country (or in Europe's case, continent) have different needs and motivations, and one size does not fit all.

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How do states pass their laws?( whats the process and who votes on it).

Different states have different labor laws. Is there a central repository where each state's laws exist? Such as the.

More & more states are passing concealed gun laws. Are you in favor of them?

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.