Would it be a good idea to disband the Federal Government of the U.S.A. and give all power to each state?

Question

Each state has its own government to deal with state issues. However, sometimes states have an issue passed by voters which is later put down by the federal government, such as; medical marijuana, defining marriage, ect. If states where given all power to govern some could ban abortion, outlaw homosexuality, and put the ten commandments in every state building. Likewise some states could alow stem cell research, give gay couples the same rights as heteros, and hold a clear division between church and state.

It seems to me that the federal government isn't doing much for the people of the U.S. these days. Why not get rid of them? They have amased a debt that could simply go away if they were disbanded. No one would have to pay the federal income tax that is used solely to pay the interest on the debt the feds keep expanding with their war.

Each state could cooperate with one another as the EU does for a unified currency. Then have military/rescue trained units to unite in crisis.

Answer 1

Nevermind states annexing other states. How about Canada annexing Maine, North Dakota, Minnesota and other northern border states? How about Mexico taking California and New Mexico? Without union in a federal government, we give up the benefits of the Union: a military force to defend all the States, as well as the power of the world's largest economy, and the sharing of intelligence of research centers like FermiLab, Jet Propulsion Labs, and all our great universities. Who gets secrets of Boeing's defense projects? Other defense contractors? It's a mess and it's good for nobody.

The real solution: We the People must take back the federal government. And so we're back to the lessons of junior high social studies: this is the importance of getting involved in the process, of teaching our young people to be honest (so they don't become corrupt business people, civil servants, public office holders, etc.), and of informing our minds in a rational way (not swayed by advertising techniques used by political spin doctors and politicians who select their sources and cite out of context, for example).

"A house divided cannot stand." Abraham Lincoln

Answer 2

The states without a coastal outlet would starve. The price of everthing would skyrocket -- got to pay a separate tariff and fill out different paperwork for each nation-state along the delivery route. Some states could mandate a minimum income and mandatory health insurance to get rid of the rif-raff. Nevada would be history, each state would race to legalize prostitution, gambling and drugs. And the continent would be a paper tiger, no state military would be strong enough or coordinated about where to begin a defensive.

Answer 3

I'd wager you'd have several civil wars within the first five years of such an arrangement. Texas would annex Oklahoma, which in turn would cause New Mexico and Arizona to retaliate because of their treaty. California would move in, but the southern states would come to Texas' defense. After all the shooting was done and over with, only Vermont would be left because everyone else forgot it was there.

Answer 4

This was discussed in detail during the federalist/ States rights debates of the 1780-90's and again during the Civil war. Pure states rights helped crush the south. Florida and Georgia felt the CSA was becoming like the Federalist north by asking for troops to aid Lee and The army of Virginia. They never sent them and it led to the end of the CSA.. We are too interconnected to go to pure states rights and would react to slowly in the event of attack.

Answer 5

no there are some things that need to be uniform across the country. For instance would you want 50 states with different color traffic lights, some may mean green means stop. Though it may sound attractive the devil will be in the details and we would no longer be the united states as we would be 50 different governments.

Answer 6

United We Stand! Divided We Fall.

Answer 7

a rather good variety of the federal government would desire to be abolished,yet we nevertheless choose a stable national protection. individual states would desire to no longer have sufficient funds to shelter themselves.All different applications of the government would desire to be executed with deepest companies,which contains infrastructure,postal srevices,even the IRS would desire to be privatized.

Answer 8

Great question !!! I can see the benifits, and the downfall. But we do need to do something different. that would be something to research on ...Looks like you are young...Persue the issue!

Answer 9

Yes, I have thought about this for a long time. It is the only way.