Comments by "Rutvik" (@rutvikrs) on "Southern parties raise fears on likely expansion of LS, loss in seats u0026 gain for Hindi heartland" video.

It's also important to mention this puritan form of federalism is unique to USA due to their history of conquest. It was kept that way to make sure local white colonisers got to keep their unique social orthodoxy in power. This is why they vote for their governors, have their own supreme court and own legal code.
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@Blueberry-x7x your suggestions will kill the network effect in the country. Let me give you a simple example, Jharkhand provides limestone at a cheaper than market rate, which allows states like TN, KA and MH to have world class competitive industries like the automobile sector. The center partially covers Jharkhands losses but they would get more in the open and international market. If this was put to a vote, what will people choose? China does this with every sector. Assuming hypothetical/representative prices. Indian SME can make Active Pharma ingredients at $100, China is selling the same to Indian pharma at $35-40 and it's sold to the domestic Chinese market for $10. Building network effect= secure future.
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@JohnSmith-vn8dm 1. you are presenting the genesis of the system, I was talking about the utilisation of federalism. 2. Federalism was invoked in several landmark cases like Dredd Scott vs Sanford and Plessy vs Ferguson to maintain their own moral codes. Even today, Rowe vs Wade was essentially the right of a state to pass its own laws. 3. States have their own constitution in the US. The feds can't redraw borders. Indian federalism is more akin to the Canadian consensus. "Federal in form, Unitary in function". 4. I have a sneaking suspicion that you perceive me to be a woke. I'm not. Facts however are facts.
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