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We used to call them editorials.

Now we say Opinion piece,

for a brief essay in a newspaper written by someone explaining an opinon on something.

In today's New York Times there's an Opinion saying America's largest states should be broken up into several states.

The first Reader Comment from Roy Jones of Tampa Bay says, "What we need are more political parties."

Judith MacLaury

Lawrenceville, New Jersey

This solution will only work and be accepted representationally if we learn how to use our communities democratically.  

Right now the wealthy power brokers are able to control elections by fragmentation of the people.  

Unless or until this is stopped and people learn how to cooperate and unify, no amount of state fragmentation will give us a functioning democracy.

Karekin

USA

More states would mean more costly bureaucracies and yet more division.  Perhaps a better solution to our problems is a system that fully embraces and supports multiple political parties?  

The idea that 340 million Americans have only two viable choices is a bit unreasonable, especially when one of the two is engaged in a winner take all war of domination against the other.  

There's no way that either party can truly represent the goals and aspirations of all Americans, and in most cases, they don't even try.  

Lobbyists and corporate interests hold sway, while the needs of the people are routinely glossed over.

Massachusetts

...Would this process ultimately unwind itself into a continent of bickering tribes?

Scotty G

Jersey

...There are states that have openly stated they want to leave, Texas for example,  maybe we should start with them.  Or maybe start with the states that have been drawing from the treasury for decades and don't contribute anything, ever, like Kentucky.

Doug

New Jersey

Yes.  The idea that South Dakota and North Dakota have more representation in the Senate than Cali is absurd and is destroying the entire process of Democracy.

Jaime Hernandez

Taghkanic, New York

The first step to equitable national governance should be to increase the size of the House of Representatives.

Julie 

Pennsylvania

America needs to break up itself, into three or four or more independent nations that can each go their own way.

Miroc

The LAST thing this country needs is more division.

Loving you

Isn't the right thing to do

How can I -- 

Ever change things

That I feel

If I could,

Maybe I'd give you my world

How can I

When you won't take it from me

You can go your own way

Go your own way

You can call it

Another lonely day

You can go your own way

Go your own way

Tell me why

Everything turned around

Packing up

Shacking up is all you want to do

If I could

Baby, I'd give you my world

Open up

Everything's waiting for you

You can go your own way

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You can call it

Another lonely day

You can go your own way

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You can go your own way

Go your own way

You can call it

Another lonely day

Another lonely day

You can go your own way

Go your own way

You can call it

Another lonely day

You can go your own way

You can call it

Another lonely day

You can go your own way

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{"Go Your Own Way," written by Lindsey Buckingham.  Album:  Rumours.  Producers:  Fleetwood Mac; Richard Dashut; Ken Caillat.  Recorded in Sausalito, California in 1976.  Released:  December 1976.}

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