Reply #13: Neh, provincial governors worked pretty well for the Romans

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And the states (by my grace) would certainly be electing their own governors and the local jurisdictions their own stuff. I don't mean that everybody would be appointed by D.C. --- Oh, and speaking of D.C., how about moving the capital to a less swampy place?!1 *That* idea oughtta trigger the "foolishness" button!1

As for the bicameral deal, we've seen countless times in the past and now what gridlock does. There was no pretense that the Roman provinces had separate identities.

Yes, I go with your first either of your either-or, "radically alter the federal government to include more democracy or we must preserve the independent sovereignty of the states." Sounds like you're contradicting yourself, without calling your idea "foolish." "States' rights" leads inevitably to the idea of secession being a possibility. Plus contradiction your post #3.