I disagree. This particular state continues to give itself more authority without more accountability. Allow that to continue and you won’t have a state left either, well not a free one anyway.
Also studies about America’s Political system continue to show most people don’t really have a say in what happens at the federal level. You got swing states and thats it.
How long can a society remain free when the monopoly on voilence is given based on a minority of voters?