It is democracy that has stalled,
not federalism.
Not exact matches
Carr says the Liberals are returning to «co-operative
federalism» and a hands - on approach: «It's
not possible to consider major national projects and a nation building policy if you don't have all levels of governments talking to each other.»
He doesn't understand how
federalism works.
Opinion: The Kinder Morgan pipeline battle doesn't represent a failure of democracy,
federalism, or the rule of law — it's the system doing what it's meant to do
Federalism is based on shared principles including respect for the constitution and the division of powers, while being aware that Quebec has
not agreed to the Constitution Act, 1982, and accepting that there are differences among the provinces and territories and that governments may have different policy priorities and preferences.
@DrunkCynic I'm mostly looking for a 101 - level primer on how it works in practice,
not a law - review deep - dive into
Federalism and history of legal precedents.
This means European politicians will have to stop pretending these limits do
not exist (
federalism; one size fits all fiscal policy) and start emphasising what space for cooperation they do leave open.
One issue
not mentioned in the discussion of how to sustain involved activism is the matter of US
federalism.
When Libya was a poor desert economy prior to 1961, central planning and streamlined infrastructural budgets were
not yet necessary; however, with the influx of oil wealth post-1961,
federalism needed to be abandoned when the inefficiencies it fostered impeded the rapid development of Libya that would otherwise have been possible.
«we can
not get it right when we use 1999 constitution, we must go back to true
federalism», he said.
One thing is clear though: the South West's strain of «restructuring» would appear the most thought - out —
not because the people there are smarter than the rest, but because they had been in the «true
federalism» trenches, longer than any other.
Federalism is
not a panacea for solving problems of national pluralism in democratic contexts.
Contrary to a postulate shared by several Europeanists, European
federalism should
not be different in nature from classical forms of
federalism developed at the national level.
There won't be full
federalism.
«Look at the number of Local Governments we have, if we run true
federalism, we would
not be having 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) and 20 Local Governments.
Federalism does
not equate to an abolition of sovereignty, but to a sharing of competences between a central government and federated entities — whether the latter are based on a linguistic, cultural or territorial basis.
In fact, two different attitudes from Spanish nationalism should be distinguished in order to understand why a federal reform of the system in Spain appears to be hardly viable (territorial nationalism) or
not viable at all (multinational
federalism).
As far as it is concerned, territorial
federalism can certainly ease tensions and calm down temporary crises through concessions from the majority nation to the minority nations (oftentimes temporary), but the logic inherent to the system will sooner or later lead the minority nations (which can
not cease to be in a minority under territorial
federalism) to ask for full national recognition, either by claiming multinational
federalism or by seeking independence.
Let's get some more content in here — I'm
not the first to wonder if
Federalism is really enough of an issue to base a presidential campaign on (unless we're in the year 1800 and I didn't notice).
If you want to live by Abiola's memory, if you want to honour him, we owe him a duty to ensure that we install a viable democracy and that viable democracy can only be installed if we have true
federalism which we are presently
not practicing, and that is very important,» he said.
If you look at the topic of today, it says Democracy and Its Inclusiveness, what we have today, we still have a long way to go, and that is to say that we are
not practicing true
federalism.
Gary Titley stressed with some success that involvement in Europe does
not mean
federalism, but would involve an extension of Britsh domestic policy around principles most in this country would endorse.
One of the central questions in the years to come will be how to break up English politics so that its population size does
not imbalance Wales and Scotland in a union which will inevitably go down the road of
federalism.
+1 for
Federalism — a lot of folks may
not realize that the constitution specifically gives states the power to set their own rules for most things, including how local positions are elected or appointed.
Between the mid-1930s and late 1980s / mid - 1990 s the Supreme Court didn't invalidate any acts by Congress during the era of New Deal
Federalism, but under the Rehnquist Court a revival of
Federalism occurred in the US.
If you talk about public discourse right now, thirty years after, the things people are talking about are true
federalism and devolution of powers and state supremacy, there are things that he had actually answered to, but people were
not able to put the questions together and also to process it because of the way that Nigeria had being divided into craters and valleys.
Federalism leaves such decisions to local control in general,
not just in regards to judges.
In fact I argue that there are only very few political crisis anywhere in the world that the principles of
federalism would
not solve!
Federal Government should implement true
federalism not unitary under
federalism because true
federalism brings genuine democracy.
For instance, even though we proclaim
federalism today, we can
not boldly say we practice
federalism.
The provision in section 162 (2) proviso that «the principle of derivation shall be constantly reflected in any approved formula as being
not less than thirteen per cent of the revenue accruing to the Federation Account directly from any natural resources» runs counter to resource control as a principle of true and fiscal
federalism.
Asked to comment on the meeting this weekend of South East Governors and Igbo Leaders, Uko said the current developments are beyond political interest and considerations of any individual or office holder, maintaining that only the truth can save the situation and the truth is that Nigeria must be urgently restructured in order to give all sections a sense of belonging thereby enthroning true
federalism without delay, any other solution will
not work.
The former governor of Kaduna State added that it was
not out of place for any or all segments of the country to come up with ideas that they believe would strengthen
federalism.
He said, «It is therefore
not out of place for any or all segments to come up with ideas that they believe will strengthen the structures of our
federalism with a view to restructuring it in such a way that it serves all of us and
not just some of us.
«Ironsi scrapped the federal structure and replaced it with a unitary system, since then we have
not come back to true
federalism.
There is nothing wrong with Nigeria but those politicians that have failed us and also if we can contain corruption
n practice true
federalism, i believe things will be better off.
If the goal is to maximize true choice —
not just give more people something called «choice» — the conclusion is clear: A federal program would be too dangerous, threatening to snuff out
federalism and impose uniformity on private schools nationwide.
Jennings thinks he is being respectful of
federalism when he concedes that «a state should be able to choose to apply for the United for Students grant or
not,» but he doesn't seem to grasp that this is the equivalent of saying that states could choose to pay taxes for large programs that other states would get and they would
not.
Fiscal
federalism and backpack funding are just two examples of ideas with deep research traditions —
not political motivations — discussed in our analysis.
Its actions haven't just trampled all over
federalism and the Tenth Amendment, though they have.
The day after Trump's election, for example, the Charlotte - Mecklenburg, North Carolina, school board voted 9 - 0 to adopt a socioeconomic - integration plan for its magnet schools, a reminder that under the United States system of
federalism, changes in Washington don't have to spell the end of education movements.
Federalism is
not only distinction from and rivalry between the federal government and the states; it is also rivalry among the states and among local governments within the states.
(This decision may or may
not apply to Common Core, but it shows the continuing importance of
federalism.)
While DeVos acknowledged that
not every state will choose to implement programs that give parents the most choices, she noted that the federal government will encourage such programs, and she emphasized the value of
federalism, regardless of what states choose to do in the realm of education policy.
Americans honor our exceptionalism and our
federalism, and we don't want to be «fundamentally transformed» into European - style socialism.
Many of Trump's critics have
not addressed very real
federalism concerns, but have instead used the DeVos appointment to attack school choice generally, particularly its more free - market forms.
Even though, as we all know, we have three levels of government in the USA — federal, state, and local, each with the power to tax and to make laws of its own —
federalism in this country refers
not to a balance between the federal government and local units (or local and state units) but only to a balance between the federal government and state governments.
This news excerpt was taken from an article posted January 16, 2009 by Mike on the CRIME AND
FEDERALISM website, «A lawyer facing criminal charges for advising 10 nurses they could quit their jobs at a Long Island, N.Y., nursing facility gave «objectively reasonable» advice and can
not be prosecuted, a Brooklyn appeals panel has ruled.»
Federalism «seldom forces anyone to act but consistently opposes action... does
not destroy things but rather prevents them from coming into being.»