On the right track...
4711 and others... pretty much on the right track. We shouldn't be controlling anything in Class B, C or E that doesn't have full-time radar coverage. Even the Class D tower at a secondary airport here in Pittsburgh has a "radar-repeater", which is nothing more than a hook up to Pittsburgh's radar room.
Yes, there's nothing wrong with determining your own airspace requirements or limitations, and this is still done in all ICAO countries. My only urging is that you do not consider non-radar airspace that has non-contributing VFR traffic "controlled".
Whatever is decided, must be done quickly, so as to restore the travelling publics faith and allow instructors the time and ability to get people back into the air with a safe working knowledge of the rules.
I am very concerned about AOPA. In the past, they have only promoted doing everything as cheaply as possible, flying wherever they want, without telling anyone and paying nothing to do it.
Flying was never supposed to be cheap! It's supposed to be safe.