@Techpriest The States in the USA have a lot of power, don't they?

Its simple

Orange man bad

Idk how many times I gotta say it

States in the USA have various powers.

But none of them are powerful enough to secede on their own.

You can claim California and Texas can secede given its very strong economy compared to even European countries.

But then you forget California relies on F R E E water from neighboring states that the federal government force the neighboring states to do.

And then forgetting Texas relies on interstate commerce for its economy to survive.

Ergo no states can really secede on its own.

The States in the USA have very little power compared to the 19th century anyway.

The Civil War proved that.

The Federal Government even expanded its reach into state's laws

by offering block grants restrictions

"we'll give u free money if you put this into ur laws"

"otherwise we'll take away your federal funding if you don't"

Trump 2020!

One prime example is the legal age restriction of alcohol.

The National Minimum Drinking Age of 1984 was essentially an unconstitutional law

that proved constitutional because it wasn't forcing the state

I had my first shot at 14.

Drinking shot*

Essentially set your legal drinking age at 21 OR lose 1/2 of your federal highway funding.

Don't forget that a large portion of every state's budget is in transportation.

So losing even half a portion of federal funding can hammer your state's budget.

The federal government also practices discrepancy exercise of the law.

A key example in both of these cases is being charged with possessing marijuana.

For California, California Police can't charge you.

It's completely legal on a recreational level or medical level.

However, should the police decide to transfer you to the federal police (FBI, federal policy branches, etc).

They can just charge you.

So the federal government just choose not to arrest people on drug charges.

But they still have the power to do so

based on the supremacy clause

That's why ICE officers can still arrest people in sanctuary cities lmao

No California Politician worth his salt will back up his or her promises on offering sanctuaries to illegals.

They're all bark but no bite

They won't take it to court, they won't take it to congress.

Instead they have the ACLU and other legal organizations fight for them instead of the politicians doing it.

but overall states have no power when it comes to the U.S. Economy.

which is why I propose you vote in the federal elections to whoever benefits the economy in your perspective.