The term "state" makes people think it refers to the federal government. I suggest using the plural "states", here it refers to the 50 individual states, which are stripped of their autonomy, and their people of their rights, by the federal government.
The term "state" makes people think it refers to the federal government. I suggest using the plural "states", here it refers to the 50 individual states, which are stripped of their autonomy, and their people of their rights, by the federal government.