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I was struggling with the answer to the question of state unity, and the only clue I have that stopped me from saying “no” unequivocally is the fact that we can travel from state to state without a passport... for now!
I can't actually think of another example that would make me feel they are remotely united. Look at the big topics: presidential elections, the Electoral College, gun control, tobacco, derivatives, abortion, gay marriage, education, time, ethnic makeup, and my favorite: the mortgage industry. I would mention weather, but then Al Gore and I would have to start splitting hairs,...
Our Fifty States: Really United?
This is quite possibly the most important line in this entire article. The states have become serfdoms. Or as I have described it, the states have become counties in the Great State of DC. Money funnels out of the states, directly into DC (via income taxes and I suppose other taxes) and then DC decides how much, if any, will be returned to those same states. If the states do not obey, they are punished financially by not having their money returned.
I wonder what would happen if the states refused to take that money back? What if they refused to have their internal affairs controlled by money? Of course they would suffer...