In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. (italics added) The implicit warning in these words from the Federalist Papers, written by James Madison […]
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Increasing threat to federalism from Centrally Sponsored Schemes- Need to form a Federal Front
Letter to the Chief Ministers Respected Chief Ministers, Subject:- Increasing threat to federalism from Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs)– Need to form a Federal Front of the States to persuade the Centre not to proliferate CSSs, instead transfer existing CSSs with the associated fund allocations to the States I invite your attention to my letter dated […]
Lightfoot: SCOTUS NY Gun Ruling Doesn’t Respect Federalism, Could Hurt Court Legitimacy in Wake of Roe Opinion Giving States More Power
During an interview on MSNBC on Thursday, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot criticized the Supreme Court’s ruling on New York’s gun laws for failing to see “the importance of federalism.” And stated that she’s worried the ruling will “the legitimacy of the court, particularly given the leaked draft of the Roe decision.” Lightfoot stated, “We were […]
Taxing times for India’s cooperative federalism
Far from bringing out the best in people and institutions, a crisis can bring out the worst too. That is precisely what seems to have happened, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, to the concept of ‘cooperative federalism’ between the central and state governments, claimed as one of his key policies by Prime Minister […]
Cooperative Federalism to “Competitive” Cooperative Federalism, The case of Covid vaccination – Who gains? Who loses?
“However good a Constitution may be, it is sure to turn out bad because those who are called to work it, happen to be a bad lot. However bad a Constitution may be, it may turn out to be good if those who are called to work it, happen to be a good lot “ […]
Gambling Away Federalism & an Update on This Week in Congress
Gambling Away Federalism & an Update on This Week in Congress By seanmhttp://www.campaignforliberty.org/gambling-away-federalism-update-week-congress It looks like Congress will pass an extension of government funding until mid-January. The joint resolution will provide a temporary extension of Sec 702 of the FISA Act. This is a victory for Campaign for Liberty members as there was a serious […]
Syrian Army captures one more strategic height at Lattakia-Idlib border
TEHRAN (FNA)- The terrorist groups continued to withdraw forces from more positions in the Northeastern part of the costal province of Lattakia near the border with Idlib province after a large-scale offensive of the Syrian Army and allies in the region. The Syrian government forces stormed the militant strongholds in the Mount 1154 near Kabani […]