[Publius]

What is fascinating is that federalism has made a comeback as an issue. Until recently, the debate was about who would control the all-powerful federal government and receive its support and money -- large business interests, the people, or both. This was in large part because the Civil War discredited federalism as a concept.

Forrest McDonald's States' Rights and the Union covers the debate over federalism for the first one hundred years of the Republic, and it's a must-read for those who want to write about federalism.

What I find astonishing is that issues that were considered settled as far back as 1832 have come to the surface again. Thanks to the Tea Party movement, a rebalancing of the federal-state relationship may be in the cards.

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[ Thanks to the Tea Party movement, a rebalancing of the federal-state relationship may be in the cards. ]

Would take a States Rights Caucus to do it..
Parties seem to be becoming obsolete...

BUT a strong caucus would trump any Party...