Iowa should secede from the United States of America

I assure you that in this debate, I will not make you feel like you are a baby seal, rather, I will contend that you are helping one, and thus you should not secede from the United States. I only wish to attack the first two points and will clarify on why I should not attack the rest. 1. There are several states in this nation that are ranked lower in population than Iowa, as it is ranked 31st, and thus receive fewer number of votes in the House. Take for example, my home state of South Dakota. We are ranked 47th in the nation and receive only one House delegate versus California's 53 delegates. Also, our primary is the last in the nation following Puerto Rico. Granted, with how close this election is shaping up to be, we may have a possible effect on the outcome, but normally we have little to no effect on the nomination process or even general election. The worst part of it all, South Dakota has been declared to be in the top ten as far as political knowledge and interaction, yet we have almost no say in the government. Which brings me to the next argument. 2. South Dakota too has been in the top ten consistently as far as quality in our education and we still are to this day. Yet unlike Iowa, South Dakota once again is 51st in the nation, behind Puerto Rico as far as teacher pay goes. Furthermore, South Dakota is the technology leader of the nation and are attempting to teach the students accordingly, yet that means that several teachers must attend classes and seminars in order to do that appropriately. Therefore, although teachers here are putting in more effort than most in the nation, for the worst pay, they are still dedicated to their work. Many of your other reasons also fit that of South Dakota, but I just wanted to make a point with the first two. The reason I am not contending that South Dakota too should secede is due to the fact that states like South Dakota and Iowa must help the nation. I do agree that this nation's capitol is filled with corruption, but I do believe that this is a great nation nonetheless. The reason why corruption doesn't leave DC is mainly because of the fact that we continuously vote people that are already corrupt into office. Had, for example, Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee been voted into the White House, I would contend that they would have had a chance to end this corruption, but once again, it is down to three senators who have been in DC and are corrupt themselves. Personally, Senator John Thune from South Dakota, had he become governor rather than a senator in DC, would have made an excellent President if he had more experience before the corruption takes him over. There are many other politicians that I could see to make great Presidents from South Dakota, but the last South Dakotan to run even for nomination was McGovern in '72. Therefore, if our two states were to help out the greatest nation on Earth, rather than trying to leave it, we could accomplish great things. Haven't you ever heard the saying (not exact but really close), if you try to run away from you problems, they will eventually catch up to you. Therefore, you and I should stand up to the problems that we face.