imagine if you like the United States as a sea of counties, each part of a "state" consisting of a sub-federal government to which counties submit themselves each "state" offers a set of policies and so on and the constituent counties can adopt whichever states they like
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it's unlikely that any state would go to zero counties because of the value of senators. these would represent niche constituencies--perhaps ports, or LDS, or universities most counties would probably adopt one of a few large states with efficient policies
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overall everyone is better off. representation in Congress becomes more effectively divided, with the house representing the masses truly and the Senate protecting the interests of weird niches (precious)
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state governments must compete on policy for most counties and this will force innovation and in government with an evolutionary mechanism
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Well there are various reasons, chiefly that it's easier on administration and border disputes.
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https://twitter.com/HonestATX/status/1397011545800990720 … It's happening at multiple levels.
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The real problem are counties that are misshaped (Riverside and San Bernardino in California, in particular, are travesties)
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solution: allow individual cities to choose their county allow individual neighborhoods choose their city allow individual property owners-
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