In truth, the Disintegrationist desire for a dominant federal government leads to Disintegration itself: if we don’t allow Texans to live like Texans and Californians to live like Californians, why should we remain part of the same country? As the federal government becomes bigger and more powerful, local communities lose control over their own lives, and must fight harder and harder to prevent domination by those who dismiss their values and concerns. The alternative to federalism isn’t national unity, but dissolution.
