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Federalism: We All Have Roles to Play
How can we restore federalism today? Judge Jeffrey Sutton argues that there are many people that have the ability to use the principles of federalism: elected officials in Congress, citizens in general, law schools, judges on state courts, and others. He points out that state courts have a very significant role, in particular, in reaching decisions based on state constitutional law, though to accomplish this perhaps more law schools should better educate students about state constitutional law, which would encourage more attorneys to make state constitutional law arguments on behalf of their clients. Put another way - there are 50 state constitutions that each independently protect rights, not just one U.S. Constitution, and revitalizing that understanding is a critical way federalism can be used today to promote liberty. https://youtube.com/watch?v=ubPLnZUm1X8