It’s time for us to become 1 country instead of 50 little ones bound together by a federal government. So says Noah Weiss, and I agree. Read his manifesto, which I’ve made available for download (PDF). Read even the first few pages to get a good idea of what he’s suggesting. Even ignoring the references to Bush winning the 2000 presidential election without winning the popular vote, this is a solid read that makes a great deal of sense.

Implementing one national government, instead of the federal, state and local governments that we currently have would streamline everything, leading to much greater efficiencies. Having laws that apply to everyone regardless of their location would result in a true national identity. Federalism is antiquated and it’s time for America to grow up some more and take the next step towards democracy that guarantees an equal voice for all of its citizens.

Incidentally, this document was made public at a site called ChangeThis which was formed to counter the spirit of divisiveness that was taking over debates over everything from politics to business. Authors interested in putting forward a reasoned, calm, rational call to action can write what ChangeThis likes to call a manifesto which is just a paper that they publish in PDF format for printing, reading and sharing. I think you will find that they have a great deal of thought provoking content. Don’t let it become a timesink!

Another fun read is one called Escaping Adulthood. I’ll leave it your imagination as to what that one is all about.