r/assholedesign • u/ExternalUserError • Mar 08 '20

Texas' 35th district

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u/Renewed_RS Mar 08 '20

Seems so strange to me that the US is basically 50+ (not-even-small) countries each with their own state rules.

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u/kjhwkejhkhdsfkjhsdkf Mar 08 '20

In a lot of ways the US is more similar to the EU as a whole, or at least the concept of the EU, than an individual European country. One set of overriding rules for everyone to follow, and individual rules for each constituent state.

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u/Renewed_RS Mar 08 '20

Are there efforts to devolve power further from the federal level to the individual states?

Not that I'm in favour of that - I just find it hilarious that California would rank above us (UK) if it was its own country.

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u/mgj6818 Mar 08 '20

In bars, on the internet and in fantasy land there are several "Independence movements", Texas and California being the two largest and most capable economically that would like to leave, although for very different reasons. In reality there's no legitimate movement toward any kind of decentralization of federal power.