Well it’s a misunderstanding of the mechanisms behind political consensus and rule of law. This is very specifically what the anti-federalist stance was early on - fear that a strong federal government would become so intertwined with day to day life, that the disruption of holding it accountable would grow beyond the benefits it actually provides, ultimately - perhaps inevitably - boiling the frog. 50 local militias might be inefficient, but at least no single one possesses a global monopoly on violence. Of course, this come with a whole different set of problems, like if one state decides it wants to enslave people, or like, legalize rape or something.
Well it’s a misunderstanding of the mechanisms behind political consensus and rule of law. This is very specifically what the anti-federalist stance was early on - fear that a strong federal government would become so intertwined with day to day life, that the disruption of holding it accountable would grow beyond the benefits it actually provides, ultimately - perhaps inevitably - boiling the frog. 50 local militias might be inefficient, but at least no single one possesses a global monopoly on violence. Of course, this come with a whole different set of problems, like if one state decides it wants to enslave people, or like, legalize rape or something.