First, I’ve never claimed the federal government and the state governments aren’t distinct groups, hence the quote from wikipedia that expressly outlines that concept. So I’m just going to ignore everything you said in support of that, since… I agree.
Second, and please correct me if I’m wrong, it seems like you’re honestly trying to make a case that state governments are not a part of the US government, based on a semantic argument that the specific term “the US government” refers exclusively to the US federal government. That seems… like you’re going to need a whole lot more to support that position if that’s the case. Again, I’ve never argued that they are a part of the federal government, just that they are a part of the governmental system of the united states and thereby the government of the US.
If this is indeed just about the specific language used instead of, say, the concepts in a discussion about people being unfamiliar with a topic thus getting the specifics wrong, then I do not care even slightly enough to keep arguing about this.
Maybe take a deep breath here:
First, I’ve never claimed the federal government and the state governments aren’t distinct groups, hence the quote from wikipedia that expressly outlines that concept. So I’m just going to ignore everything you said in support of that, since… I agree.
Second, and please correct me if I’m wrong, it seems like you’re honestly trying to make a case that state governments are not a part of the US government, based on a semantic argument that the specific term “the US government” refers exclusively to the US federal government. That seems… like you’re going to need a whole lot more to support that position if that’s the case. Again, I’ve never argued that they are a part of the federal government, just that they are a part of the governmental system of the united states and thereby the government of the US.
If this is indeed just about the specific language used instead of, say, the concepts in a discussion about people being unfamiliar with a topic thus getting the specifics wrong, then I do not care even slightly enough to keep arguing about this.