UCA
United Countries of America
You say you want a Federal government that is smaller, spends less, balances its budget? You say you want rights returned to the States? Let’s take this one step further. How about NO Federal government and the States having ALL the rights. I propose that our 50 states become 50 independent countries, and that these 50 new countries be tied together, like the EU ties European countries together, and be named the United Countries of America. The United Countries of America would be made up of 50 small and manageable countries. When America first began, we were 13 colonies. Now we’re 50 states. We are geographically too big and our society is too out of control.
Radical, yes, but if we continue on the current track of bigger Federal government, out of control Federal spending, out of control American society, we might find ourselves ready to think about doing this.
- The current 50 states would become 50 sovereign countries.
- All the new countries would keep their current borders.
- Keeping big countries like China and Russia in mind, the UCA would be united militarily. We would have one large military to protect and defend each and every UCA country from foreign threat. However, each country would defend itself with its own law enforcement from domestic threat and crime within its own borders.
- The UCA would also be united economically to ensure the good economic health of each country as it pertains to their relationship with global countries outside the UCA. We would keep the dollar as the UCA currency.
- The UCA would have open borders, so no citizen from one UCA country would need a passport to enter another UCA country.
- A UCA country could govern and manage its society in quick and sensible ways that are right for them. For example, a progressive state like New York wouldn’t be thwarted by an outside Federal government or feel the pressure from conservative states if it wants to enact a progressive law, and vice versa. America is a huge land mass and each region is very different from each another. For our current Federal government to try to enact laws for progressive states and conservative states, cold weather states and hot weather states is often not practical, unsatisfactory for all or futile.
- Each UCA country can adopt the current Constitution and the Declaration of Independence or amend them as they see fit.
- Because each UCA country is small, its leaders will be able to comfortably manage the
country’s laws, income, expenses, spending, balance its budget and manage its society. - As small countries, they can be more creative in developing their growth, new ideas and products for their people.
- As small countries, they can aggressively achieve a greater potential of income when dealing with other UCA countries and foreign countries, not being hampered by an outside Federal government’s guidelines they might not agree with.
- The UCA countries will automatically become richer because they would no longer have to contribute to an outside Federal government.
- So many current Federal agencies and seats of power can now be abolished because the individual UCA countries would provide for themselves: Presidency, Congress, Justice, Defense, Tax, Federal Reserve, Education, Housing, Transportation, Energy, Civil Rights, Commerce, etc.
- Each country can have its own immigration and gun laws.
- Lobbyists would be greatly diminished and controlled because one company would have 50 countries to contend with instead of just one.
- Washington DC could become a 51st country or it can merge with a surrounding country. The White House and its property and the other current Federal government buildings could become housing and recreational developments and commercial buildings.
This is a partial list. More benefits to 50 separate new countries are forthcoming.
Shelley Gilbert, Ossining, NY
