Question for the 'Muricans

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

Yep, yet here you are born in a nameless country separated into 50 seemingly independent areas with widely differing views, being governed as one country from a location that isn't even part of any of those states.

Is Canada really all that different, or should I ask someone from Quebec what they think about it?

In all honestly, I think the confederation of states is a better way to organize and govern such a large country with a diverse population. Traveling from the Philly area to New Orleans, you might think you are in another country if you didn't know better. Local governments know their population, the culture (which varies greatly from state to state and in the same state in many cases), what they want and need, and can supply it more efficiently (IMO). In most cases, federal programs have either failed in delivery (poor performance for the people), or failed in management (out of control expenses, spending).

The European Union seems to view the United States as a template for future governance, so all jokes aside (many very funny - North Mexico), I'm not sure what everyone finds all that unique about our structure or name...