Originally Posted by ceestyle

well, without getting into the details of why i don't think it's a good idea, this train of logic has us fragmenting into fifty states as separate as nations. If you want a democracy that's closer to direct rather than representative, then that is certainly the route you should pursue. I don't hold that opinion, and realize that with the size of our country comes the sacrifice of direct representation. While that representation is only as good as the representatives, I don't think smaller is necessarily better.

As for the gun ownership, I happen to live in a relatively metropolitan area, where the need for guns for the protection from animals that prey on me, my children, or my animals is not justified. In the absence of that, I do not think that guns should exist. Period. The argument that we as citizens should be able to usurp our seats of power should they abuse it is completely moot, given the size and technology of US armaments in the form of national guard and other armed forces. In my opinion, the combination of readily available guns and urban areas is nothing but a recipe for disaster.