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Originally Posted by cars_willkillyou
i think the name "united states of america" is misleading these days. i mean, the reason the name is UNITED STATES is because the states were each supposed to have different state laws, and each state would kind of be its own country...like ancient Greece more or less. The difference between the two is that for the most part, America's states are united and aren't constantly waging war on one another.
But now a days, the federal government has discouraged states from being different. For instance, as long as a state has the legal drinking age at 21, the government helps pay for roads and what not. That's stupid.
I have no sources to cite. This is all information that I have gathered, and I am only 90% positive that all of these statements are true.
regardless, i think the USA needs a revolution and a name change.
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You are EXACTLY correct
it is a way for the federal government to enforce social laws on the states, instead ofleting theindividual states, as decreed in the bill of rights, to decide their own laws