Democracy works on a local level, and local governments serve a meaningful purpose.

Democracy works poorly, if at all, on a national level. In many ways, it is simply "mob rule."

Serious questions:

- Does the federal government serve a meaningful purpose today?

- What benefit does the federal government provide for US citizens that cannot be performed (better?) by local governments and private industry?

- Are the interests of the US federal government the same as the interests of the American people?

Outside of coordinating efforts during WW2, I don't see much (if any) benefit of having a federal government... which is massively bloated and expensive for the American people to maintain.

My opinion?

Decentralization and downsizing of massive nation states--along with their monopolies on violence and money creation and distribution--is coming.