Should the U.S. break up?

[Free Palestine]

Well?

I'm starting to roll the idea around in my head, of the U.S. becoming like the European Union in structure.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I dont want to see it actually break up unless sh*t really hits the fan. Decentralize a bit is my prefered option.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

That reminds me of this:

[courts]

Well?

I'm starting to roll the idea around in my head, of the U.S. becoming like the European Union in structure.

I think you would prefer something more like a common market or confederation...

[Dr. Cynic]

If you did, you might have to divide Pennsylvania in half.

[Frodo]

I thought we resolved this question in 1865 -resoundingly. 

[Username MechaRFK]

Well?

I'm starting to roll the idea around in my head, of the U.S. becoming like the European Union in structure.

The North American Union plan amiright?

[© tweed]

should devolve into a network of workers' syndicates.

[greenforest32]

That reminds me of this:

Better map:

[Free Palestine]

I thought we resolved this question in 1865 -resoundingly.  

No, and I don't see where the hell nationalists keep getting this "hurrdurr, the issue of succession was resolved in 1865" crud.  That really is a silly cliche that doesn't have any rational usage as anything more than a campaign slogan, a sound bite, or a dumb YouTube comment.

[Marokai Backbeat]

No; if anything a lot of our problems are because we're too decentralized as it is. I don't understand this notion that states are special in any way, deserving enough to be allowed the ability to create 50 completely different standards on things like voting, or health. Or why we should have government so decentralized to the point of voting on dozens of little pointless offices down to the county level when most counties (including mine) don't really need that level of self-determination. (Not to mention the inefficiency of such a thing.)

Of course, then we get into how much of our problems are because we're also too democratized, and that's a whole other thread.