> It has become evident that the federalist experiment has failed

Not so much failed, but massively misaligned after the civil war. The nation made many compromises at every level for slave power, and should have renegotiated everything afterwards.

Agreed. I should have said that American federalism has failed; that misalignment is endemic to America--it goes back as far as the Missouri bleeping Compromise, and that's just the part labeled "America"--and is probably unfixable.

(Though I worry for the EU, too.)

It doesn't though. Do you really believe voting is the most powerful way to influence lawmakers? There generally is far more wealth, power, and influence in population centers. How can you feel like some of the most powerful cities in the world are getting an unfair shake?

> why the heck should Nevada get a bigger say than Los Angeles County?

To start with, states are the compositional unit of the United States. If Los Angeles County wants to become its own state, there is a process to do that.

But to answer the correct question: Nevada has the same say as California, both being states.

"It should be the way it is because that's the way it is."

Thank you for illustrating the bankruptcy of the regressive position.

How so? What you just said has no bearing on a comment describing that there is a solution to the problem.

I guess if you want to just "thoughts and prayers" it then that's your prerogative.