[quote=@The Patriarch]
I think the american government while flawed is one the best kind for a nation that's so big, i don't think the European model of government would work for a country so big and diverse. But if it were up to me then I would make a bigger more centralized government run by moderates and the philosophical minded in a more authoritarian style of government.[/quote]
An authoritarian government ran by someone philosophical or moderate (who, might I remind you, would only be that subjectively) would be even worse for a country as diverse as America.

[quote=@The Patriarch]I don't think democracy is as great as so many liberals and social justice warriors scream about. I'm pretty sure I said before, but I believe that not compromising and extremism is the first step to political disaster. No government can survive with those hindrances.[/quote]
Democracy is great because people are born with the right to decide how they should live-- ideally democracy tries to allow that for the majority and allows for protection of the minority.

[quote=@The Patriarch]I don't think city states would work out too well, ancient Greece is a good example of what problems we might face under such a system. It could end in the city states being united under one leader.[/quote]
You mean like "a bigger more centralized government run by moderates and the philosophical minded in a more authoritarian style of government?"

[quote=@The Patriarch]Also with that form of government then you might have issues with people committing a crime and then fleeing to another city state to escape prosecution. Another problem with a city state system in America would be criminals being able to have more power. If Detroit or Pittsburgh were city states then they would definitely be controlled by organized crime[/quote]
So then instead of keeping people trapped in a big pen to avoid them escaping from  persecution of crime, we do more to address WHY crime is happening, and why people become inclined to commit it.

We should also look at things, less from the 'objective' eye of the law, and more from where it touches the actual people who matter-- the 'War on Drugs' is dumb, we need to be looking at things like actual violent crimes, human trafficking, and child slavery.