03-05-2016, 04:00 PM
(03-05-2016, 12:04 PM)Vlad Wrote: The colonies evolving into individual states, with their own leaders (governors), legislators, laws and even their own military, and the concept of states rights.
The idea of a bunch of small countries (states) being united...and free from authoritarian rule.
Interesting that you bring this up. Everyone loves to talk about Europe as a positive step toward the liberal utopia....but if you take a step back the EU operates closer to what was envisioned by the founding fathers than what we have in the US today.
The EU is basically a loose economic federation of independent states, many of which are comparable in diversity and population to many US states.
With the rise of the career politician, we have an explosion in the size of government? Gee, I wonder if that might be related.
