Re Political reform state's rights and all that

Unfortunately, I believe real, so called, old, 'state's rights' has been a dead letter, for more than a century now.

A lot of Congress politicians still do major 'pork barrel' legislation, but.....that is not 'state's' rights.

Just a couple of questions, for those who think some drastic reforms, are not, somehow, needed, or, perhaps, for some of us, long overdue:

1. What Americans, citizens of any state, any state, in their right mind, would entrust their economic future, in this globalized world, which 'the several states' and the federal government, together, have wrought, to just their individual state?

Maybe there are some, out there. If so, I say, stand up, and be counted.

You've got to give some 'reason'.......

Say, the 'federal government has squandered our state's 'such and such''; or, 'the federal government has not done what we, here, in our 'so and so' state, really wanted'' or some third, or fourth, reasons.

Or, the federal government has stolen our federal tax dollars, and spent it on twaddle. That is one bound to appeal to tea partiers. Go with that. Use that one for now, by itself.....................................................................

But, still, after all those well, or poorly, founded objections, or reasons,

the question still, I believe, somehow, lurks, there, smouldering.

Some good examples, of 'reasons', or objections, might be:

The federal government has not protected us, here, from foreign competition. (Not, on some theories, even a job of the federal government! How would your state, by itself, do it better? I am not saying it cannot be done, but.....)

The federal government has not paid enough attention to our economic needs, here, in so and so state. (Same kind of comment........Also, arguably, not even the federal government's job, as the outdated, at best, Constitution, is written; sola scriptura and all of that!!!)
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The federal government has not promoted commercial activity here, (not the federal government's job, according to the Constitution.) while favoring commerce elsewhere and abroad for foreign policy, the President's job, according to him, apparently. (Good point; but, what can your state do about that, now, in 2010, really?)

The federal government has approved of, and/or has subsidized, our state's corporation (or the federal agency facility), X, Y, or Z Corporation(facility), for closing its plant(s) (facilities) here, and/or moving it(them) outside the US; (Your state couldn't prevent that from happening, could it? Why not, after all? Federal executive and legislative prerogatives. What can your state do, by itself, to replace that economic 'engine', really? Answer: not much, or nothing at all.)>

Putting our citizens here out of work, and impoverishing this (whatever) region, to the detriment of the general welfare all around here. (Same question: what can your state do, by itself, in the larger scheme of current things, to ameliorate such a situation? Answer: not much, or nothing.)

Would you, you, entrust your, and your successors', economic and political 'future', to your state government? Not anyone else's state government, not a federal government, given your objections or reasons?

Would you?

Any answer is ok, really, if there is some reason which you believe is right.