Federalism is one of these terms that, in many cases, means the exact opposite of the word as it’s currently applied.
It’s why the democrat made the swap for the word democracy and preach it at every chance.
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WE ARE A REPUBLIC
“Federalism is one of these terms that, in many cases, means the exact opposite of the word as it’s currently applied.”
The original intent of federalism pretty much ended forever with Lincoln and the consolidation of power in the central government.
If you want to see the older meaning of federalism, playing the States off against overreach by the national goverment, you could look to the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798, authored by Jefferson and Madison.
https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/virginia-and-kentucky-resolutions-of-1798/#