I mean, a United States of America would be better. But not the Bickering States of America that exists. Might be better to have them all go their own way.
Yes, this was the pre-Civil War intent. There's a vast archive of history here that elaborates in great detail about how the Founders expected the country to be run. All that changed in the late 19th century, and was codified in the early 20th.
