[munk-a]

That said - it's still a bit amusing that at this point there might need to be some sort of second federal government to make up for the fact that the first one keeps fumbling everything.

If only we had a deep state - then maybe we'd get the things that need doing done.

[nradov]

The Western States Pact is in some sense a second parallel federal government.

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/04/27/colorado-nevada-join-calif...

Of course state governments have previously formed multilateral agreements on other topics such as water rights.

[ceejayoz]

It's been fascinating to watch several of these pop up, especially the big three (Western, Midwest, and Northeast).

https://twitter.com/johnrobb/status/1253455955666382848