In a contest for best political slogan, “Hurrah for Federalism” probably wouldn’t get too many votes except at a Federalist Society meeting, but it should, given the actions of the President since election day.

We often hear that the President of the United States is the most powerful person in the world. The Framers of the U.S. Constitution worried about putting too much power in one place, and that is why we have a separation of powers among the President, the Congress, and the federal courts. We tend to forget that the Framers also diffused power by creating a federal government—a system used in only a few other countries then and now.

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