[Weirdad]

If you really want to refer to our country and let accurate language support accurate thinking about how things are supposed to be, don't even call our country THE United States of America; rather say THESE United States of America, just as the founding fathers tended to do in the early years, emphasizing the sovereignty of the several states.

[I_dmc]

re: THESE United States of America

I stand corrected, most correct. Sovereignty of the several states
is exactly what I was thinking of.