Quote from AAAintheBeltway:
I acknowledge that the wealthy elites who run the democrat party like the concept of controlling the entire country and imposing their values on the rest of us.
So do republicans, conservatives, and any political group of any stripe, with the possible logical exception of the libertarians.
My underlying point however is that the valley between the coastal elites and the rest of the country seems to be widening. The leaders of both parties seem to answer more to lobbyists and fringe groups than to voters. They push policies that are overwhelmingly detested by voters. Seemingly, they would rather lose elections than alienate the media and powerful backers.
Power is diffused in this country well beyond the coasts. There is truth to whoring in Washington and the state capitols this in many cases.
Our politics are also becoming increasingly coarse, confrontational and potentially violent.
Ahh, shut the fuck up!
Just kidding.
Frankly, I felt that McCain wanted to walk over and clock Obama in that town hall debate. Further, I got the sense that he felt it below him to actually appeal to voters to get into the WH.
I think a devolution of the country into more agreeable units would resolve a lot of these tensions. It is important to do it before things turn violent. Once a tipping point is reached, things can go south very fast.
That is a radical notion. But I beleive that political behavior arises from the culture. If we are truly so different and estranged from one another, the type of fundamental constitutional structural changes you suggest will in effect create several nations.
Frankly, I live in and around NYC. I would love not to have to underwrite the poor in different states, like Mississippi, Alaska, and many other Red states. In fact, I'd like to jettison the rest of New York State, which is chock full of retards and inbreds and sucks out the lion's share of tax revenue from Albany, per capita, per tax paid. I think NYC should secede from NYS. . Further, just manhattan. Screw the other boroughs. We could pave the streets with gold. Maybe you are onto something after all, AAA!