XOM makes more in profit EVERY DAY than most families will earn over the course of ten generations. They now have unlimited influence. Have a nice day.
If nothing else, at least the States would no longer be subjected to unfunded mandates, because no legislature out there would send a Senator back if they voted yes on one. I'm a big fan of reviving federalism.
I've had that thought myself-- California would love it, right now-- but the obvious trade-off is that the social aspect of "states rights" gets a lot stronger. I mean the really pernicious ones like blocking action on civil rights issues.
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