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CMV: America would be better off as a loose confederation of Liberal and Conservative states.

With the country so polarized, it would seem instead of fighting over the drivers seat of the federal government, we should return to a system similar to the Articles of Confederation.  We would of course be keeping the provisions for a standing army/navy, but giving a large majority of rights and responsibilities back to the states, letting people live as they please in their state, maybe even letting it go by city, as so many more liberals live in urban centers wanting more progressive politics and rural citizens wanting to be left alone. 

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There are a number of issues with this:

* It would make the United States _much_ poorer.

One of the big changes implemented by the US Constitution was the interstate commerce clause, which gave the Federal government authority over trade between states.  Without this, you would end up with state borders having tariffs, embargoes, and other protective measures.  These laws are highly inefficient and would balkanize the US from one big economy to many small economies, which in sum would produce far fewer real goods and services, and therefore have a poorer populace.

* It would be a disaster for civil liberties.

One of the big things that conservatives and liberals dislike about the Federal government is the relative aggression with which the Federal courts have enforced the bill of rights.  (See: gay marriage on the right, and _Citizens United_ on the left).  If left to the state governments, it is likely the relatively libertarian compromise made by the Federal courts would be undone, and we'd see a vast diminishing of the rights of free speech, freedom from search and seizure, and meaningful equal protection and due process protections.

* There are better reforms.

There are definite problems with the American system right now, but balkanizing it to the states is not a very good solution.  Much better would be structural reform at the Federal level to adopt a more parliamentary system where multiple parties could be competitive and it would generally require some level of compromise and aisle crossing to form a government.  Most other western democracies do this, and it works pretty well.