Federalism as practiced in our republic has been quite successful. The checks and balances placed upon branches of government and the respective limited authority of the federal government has allowed a vibrant devolved system to develop. With information and advancements in military technology shrinking the size of the earth and globalization giving rise to greater complications the central government, to the chagrin of conservatives, has assumed a greater role. Some of these are positive, some negative. There needs to be an understanding that power is best exercised as locally as possible but in a world as connected as ours and under threats to our freedom it must also be able to wield the power to address such situations. The importance of dialog on such matters rests upon the legislatures and will of the people. The Founders in their genius allowed for this dialog to occur by creating such a dynamic system of government. Some of this was by genius, other portions luck and circumstance, but in the end the system has proven itself to be the greatest mankind has developed to date.
