Abolish States

I would refer the writer to the US Constitution, Article IV, section 4:

"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence."

Most of the things the author rails against are features of our republic, rather than bugs. Our nation would not exist if the little guys like Rhode Island weren’t guaranteed a place at the bargaining table.