Was your idea of federalism to create a few thousand political and bureaucratic posts and make the country and you, the taxpayer, poorer? If yes, then you have what you wanted. My idea of federalism was different, but we are all now stuck with the bill and the prospects of a serious conflict in the future.
I have supported the idea of federalism ever since I visited Brazil in 2002. Brazil has a few, economically sustainable states that compete in development and delivery of services to their denizens. My idea was to have fewer and largely self-sustainable states to compete with each other and make the country and us richer.
Since 2009, I have been making this point. Citing the examples of the United States, United Kingdom and India, I had argued that since federalism is expensive, Nepal must not have more than three to four states.
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We or our children must pay back the external and internal loans; Nepal will not be rich in next five-ten years; money does not grow on trees because we have pleased our leaders with hundreds of paid posts. So all three levels of government will tax you and me to death to pay for their expenses and to implement development projects, which take years to create jobs and earn a new stream of revenues.
When you have to choose between paying the taxes and feeding your children, you will certainly to choose the latter. Sooner or later, the people will be frustrated with the increasing taxes, the declining services, and dead-end before them. They will revolt, triggering another political revolution and requiring another political transition. It looks like Nepal is doomed to one after another political
Without a large republic not only are you going to have the tyranny of the majority, but you are not going to have a unified country. If we become factionalized to the point where every person represents their own views we are going to be headed towards civil war quickly, and we are going to break up as a nation. By having a large republic and by having all of these voices silenced in their factions we can stay coherent. Madison comes to the conclusion we are not going to have a large enough faction to tear the nation apart, but he is wrong because different opinions will always exist as long as people are free and self-love exist. These factions are inevitably going to tear the nation apart.
How did the Constitution Guard against Tyranny? It was say in the background story for this was that, they had 55 individuals all responding to all its constitution. How did the Constitution Guard against the Tyranny? Was it maybe becausre some states are bigger than others?
The Unites States was created to protect individual rights and interests against unpredictable government power. Delegates wanted to create a better system of government that would help the nation. Although the Confederation Government was a political system of the unites Stated in the 18th century, it did not give equal power between the branches of the government and the people, however there were achievements, failures of the Articles of Confederation, and the draft of a new constitution because the united states was failing as a nation and needed to be strengthened in any way possible. In addition slavery was debated at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the final provision satisfied southern states. The ratification of the new Constitution
After the end of the revolutionary war many patriots feared another abusive parliament and because of that they refused to give such power to the new union. Instead the authority remained in the states. After a short time the powerful states and weak national government had many problems. Right after declaring independence in 1776 congress invited the states to create a constitution. Although all states called for republics they had different ideas on where to have more authority.
Although the battles at Lexington and Concord signified the start of the revolutionary war, the colonies declaration for independence wasn’t signed until 1776. From that time, each colony began to act as its own separate republic. The colonial assemblies continued to meet and several states even wrote their own constitutions. Although there was forward progress at the state level, the forming of a national government was slow and relatively unsuccessful. The Continental Congress was the only representation of a national entity and was more of a coordinating body rather then a government.
In my opinion, the change in balance in favor of the federal government is positive. The Constitution was written in a time where most people didn’t travel as we do today and they will mostly settle in one state for their entire lives. Today, people lives and moves over all 50 states and having each state acting like a separate nation, completely different than the rest regarding laws, would not be
Under the guidance of Alexander Hamilton and John Adams, Federalists became a popular political party at the end of George Washington’s term. As a proud Federalists in The United Stated under George Washington, a numerous amount of hypocrisy has consumed the population on, “What were Federalists’ views?” A Federalist strongly believed in the power of the national government because the central government would have yielded stability to the country. Instead of a democracy or popular sovereignty, an “aristocratic leadership,” would better lead the nation (History in the Making - Chapter 10).
1. Chart the changes in federalism throughout American history. What was dual federalism? How was governmental power distributed under this system? How did the Great Depression lead to the decline in dual federalism?
So as I say this I firmly believe that a strong federal government is the way to go. The federalists and the anti-federalists had two
The Government is the ultimate ruler of the people, sets the ultimate laws of the land and says what goes and when not pleased uses all the means in their power to influence. The basic functions of the United States government are listed in the Constitution. Due to the immense power of our federal government, people often argue that it is too powerful and should be lessened. Sub further the state governments use a sum of power to do the same. There has been an effort to shift power from the federal government to the states.
When the Founding Fathers were planning the country, each one had different ideas on what the country should be like. Some favored a strong central government, others saw that strength in the states would make for a better government. Most of the time, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison are seen as the two biggest influences, and opposing views on the role of the federal government. Jefferson opted for a weaker central government, with stronger states and more individual rights, while Madison favored a strong central government, and weaker states. Given that the country was founded on ideas of liberty and democracy, Thomas Jefferson is the more correct of the two.
The executive branch is given too much power from the Constitution, and there is a probability of it becoming a monarchy soon. The Federalists could argue that a strong national government is needed to deal with problems, like trade and defense, but that does not counter the fact that they carry an army during peacetime, and it could be used to suppress the people. They might also say that a strong executive branch is necessary to to fulfill its responsibilities, this can be countered by the fact that one branch should not be stronger than the others, that was the whole point of the three branches. In conclusion, the Constitution has many errors that need mending.
The United States Government can be described in two ways. There is unified government, which appears when the President and both houses of congress share the same party. Divided government is the opposite, it occurs when one party controls the white house, and another party controls one or more houses of Congress. A unified government should seem to be more productive because enacting laws would be much easier. A bill has to pass through both houses of congress as well as the president before it can be an official law.
Interactions amid the provinces and the federal government, from constitutional issues to the most irresistible topics bang up-to-date in the country, are indemnified beneath the umbrella of “Federalism”. Authorities are shared so that on some matters, the state governments are decision-holders, whereas on the other matters, national government grasps the autonomy. In last twenty-five years, the upsurge of federal fiats on both governments, local and state, has shifted the power amongst state and national governments. Now, the national government is beginning to have more governance over the state’s engagements.
Many of urban planners have criticized the Pilot Plan of Brasilia due to having motorcar based transportation network. Motorcar based transportation concept has increased private automobile ownership and decreased the mobility of residents in the city. Also, pedestrian based transportation system being inadequate out of Superblocks and inefficient over passing systems over the arterial expressways makes the connection of residents with other urban space difficult. As well as automobile dependency, the bus transportation fails to satisfy with comfortable and easy transit for residents. Some urban planners claim that inadequate pedestrian transportation in monumental scale and gracious (social) scale diminishes the social interaction among individuals.