And one poorly treated amendment does not annul the concept of the whole.
Hell, the governor of my state moved the state militia to the Red River with arty, way back when....
Today, we deal with the territory of Oklahoma a little differently.
Except on Texas/OU weekend.
What is the largest nation that has ever lasted for more than 300 years?
US? No. Not as a nation. USSR? not as a nation. Russia? They never have owned much east of the important places, even though they claim Kamchatka. But they are the closest.
Rome. From Britan to Persia. For almost a 500 years, with borders moving....
I don't want an empire. I don't want a nation.
I want to be left the hell alone so I can live my life.
If national governments can't figure it out, and they piss people like me off enough... we'll fix it.
Don't make me stop this car. ;)
/johnny