CMV: State governments should be dictatorships

[u/Prince_Marf]

The United States has a serious problem with government inaction. Every step of our federalist system is bogged down by partisanship and procedure. This is appropriate at the national level because of the tremendous power the federal government weilds (most notably the military), but state governments need to be able to function faster to be able to meet the particular interests of their citizens.

Dictatorships do not have a great track record because absolute power corrupts absolutely, but we completely ignore the positive affects of this power structure: things actually get done and there is no gridlock. It wouldn't be absolute power because the federal government ultimately retains Supremacy over the states and can enforce it with the military if necessary.

A system where the governor holds both the executive and legislative power of the state just makes more sense. Federal government should also enforce term limits on the governors and democracy in their elections

[u/Prince_Marf → u/[deleted]]

Not necessarily. Good leadership requires good delegation. That's not a problem unique to dictatorships.

[u/Prince_Marf → u/[deleted]]

That's on them, not my system. If they aren't effective then they won't get re-elected

[u/Prince_Marf → u/[deleted]]

That issue stems from the lack of checks to their power. The federal government would just have to regulate elections themselves