he is simply using a paradox to symbolize that technology controls society.
An urban area that controls neighboring farmland but is not under the control of any empire or another government is called as the city-state. The city-state is like a small country that governs small city or cities and is not being managed by another government.
Because the power of judicial review can declare that laws and actions of local, state, or national government are invalid if they conflict with the Constitution. It also gives courts the power to declare an action of the executive or legislative branch to be unconstitutional.
The Federalists supported this kind of government.