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Federalism is a belief in government. Federalist believes that government has the power to do things for the benefit of society as a whole. There is a conservative, neo-liberal strain of thought which argues that government is the problem not the solution. Federalists do not share that view. Federalists believe that law is a means of restraining the strong and protecting the weak. We do not pretend that the world is perfect, but nevertheless the building blocks of society remain as they always were. Democracy is not for sale. Federalism has a price. The benefits it brings are not free. If powers are to be managed by supranational democratic institutions, influence must be necessarily being ceded to others. For example, if the British are to gain influence over Europe, the Europeans must gain influence over Britain. Sadly, there does not seem to be enough willingness in Britain to tell the truth Federalists are not limited by nation’s borders and traditions. Our proposals and ideas aspire to being universal, based on fundamental principals. We reject ethnic and racial categorization. Federalism looks at the world as it is, and also as it should be. Federal institutions are a means and not an end. Consider the economic and ecological consequences of the absence of federalism. Federalism is precise and there are specific features of institutions that make the work or not work, and federalists are insistent upon the distinction between two. An example of this is the direct effect that institutions should have on the citizen.
Approximate Word count = 954
Approximate Pages = 3.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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