We no longer are allowed to have states. No, we really aren’t.
Some people take this idea seriously:
"States are a relic of the past. It’s time to get rid of them" Washington Post November 15, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2016/11/15/states-are-a-relic-of-the-past-its-time-to-get-rid-of-them/?utm_term=.251045aa6353
And the FR Thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3494936/posts