[kbenson]

I guess that's true. I imagine the less polarized the environment is the more beneficial the Federal approach is, because you get sane checks and balances and consensus on things before accepted. The more polarized it is, the better the compartmentalization of states is at keeping the crazies at each end of the spectrum from causing too much damage to everyone at once.

[AnthonyMouse]

When there is a lot of consensus then the states just independently decide to do similar things as each other, so it works fine in that case too.