Statehood is the problem

[MineralMan]

12. OK, but changing that would require an entirely new Constitution.

This country is called the United States of America for a reason. It is not just a nation. It is a collection of individual states. The needs and capabilities of each state are different. So, the nation was formed in a way that gave most powers to the individual states, with federal powers restricted to only certain areas of governance.

The State of New York and the State of New Mexico are very different, with different resources, different populations, and different environments. Both states need to be able to pass laws that are designed for the unique qualities of that state and its citizens.

The Constitution sets some boundaries on those laws, in keeping with an intentional philosophy of government and individual rights. That was the solution come to by the authors of that document for the very complex issue of governing a nation that is so diverse in so many ways.

It's not a perfect system, by any means, but there is no such perfect system that is possible in such a large country.

We have only one election that involves the entire population - the election of President and Vice-President. And even that election is state-based. Which is the reason for the Electoral College, as awkward a system as it is.

We are not one country. We are 50 states that form a collaboration between themselves. It is that collaboration that is having problems. That is what needs to be corrected.