Trying something new: America AMA! 

Ask me a question why something is the way it is in the US and I'll try to give you the best answer.

Qualifications: I've been an American my entire life. Other Americans should feel free to chime in.

loose federation of states, maximum portability between states, population proportional(-ish) representation at the House, balanced by federation representation at the Senate

BDFL of Quilibrium, Eng @ Farcaster, ex-Coinbase, always opinionated, never hydrated

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America is a damn good idea. Too bad about me of our elected officials have no idea how it's meant to work.

^ states competing against one another under a single federal government is underrated