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Can we just do this and drop the pretense that this country is "united"? :/

Why The US Is Really 12 Nations (Not 50 States) — Geography by Geoff

Is the United States truly "one nation?" While the country is often defined as a single entity, the reality is that there are actually closer than 12 nations united under a single flag. Within the United States today, there are different cultural nations that each have their own values, priorities and preferences. And each of these nations compete and cooperate with each other depending on the issues. Oh, and the most important bit? These nations do NOT fall along state borders.

In this video, we'll cover what the 12 Nations of America are, how they formed historically and what they look like geographically, what it means for a single country to actually have 12 different nations within it, and what each nation would look like IF they were ever independent.

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proportional representation might get us close to matching that map but it depends on district definitions and number of seats. State borders probably contribute a lot of dysfunction but sticking to two-party voting methods is going to be a problem no matter where we draw lines.
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What I'm saying is that it makes zero sense to cram so many regional cultures under a single government. This sort of situation (basically badly drawn national borders) is also why the Middle East and Africa are so unstable.

For example, I don't want people in Florida having any influence over my life.

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yes but geography is an accident of history, and we are where we are. Proportional STARvoting.org would be a force against gerrymandering in general, to the point that it might move state borders or at least forms of federal government, as 3rd thru 10th parties gained momentum to better represent those interests federally. A few states could start the Pacific trend and maybe even Idaho thru Missouri could get on board with better representation over this throw-your-vote-away brinksmanship.
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Having now watched the video, I think it's still stuck in a red/blue, perhaps gradient of purple mindset, where splitting the country into 12 or 50 geographic areas still misses representing people in some ways. The size of district in proportional representation could be larger with more seats and the borders start to matter less. What is the local govt's authority and responsibility, is a tough question for some people, or maybe we should charge for parking but build housing.
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This unironically sounds like some robber baron's idea for breaking up California but scaled up.
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