Ha! I take it you don't follow state politics much.

State Legislatures make the Congress look like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

That doesn't mean they all are or that somehow they were worse before the breakdown of federalism.

But, yes, they are bad. Which is why cities and counties should be free to leave for a different state or start their own.

That's actually how it works in Switzerland with their cantons.

Choice is what we need. Monopolies where the customers can't leave are very unresponsive. Government doesn't need to be as bad as it is.