I think it's a system that could work. But the problem is getting there. You don't get there without a collapse of the present system. To the point where even the constitution isn't seen as worth preserving.
The description of how the federation came about seems plausible, especially in light of the recent withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Veterans, people who know how to execute violence, fed up with lawlessness just create law unto themselves. And then it spreads. I could see it happening, but it likely won't be that simple
"We're the old men, Ace."
I think it's a system that could work. But the problem is getting there. You don't get there without a collapse of the present system. To the point where even the constitution isn't seen as worth preserving.
I'm starting to wonder if we're heading that way, with a brief stop at Demolition Man on the way.
The description of how the federation came about seems plausible, especially in light of the recent withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Veterans, people who know how to execute violence, fed up with lawlessness just create law unto themselves. And then it spreads. I could see it happening, but it likely won't be that simple