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To: Ilaine who wrote (103561)	3/7/2005 2:16:51 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793843

I think it's important to actually articulate federalism as a motive in order to get Brownie points for being a federalist. Kind of like playing pool where you have to call the pocket to get credit when the ball goes in... Personally, I figure any move in that direction is a good move even if the folks doing it don't even know what to call it. Federalism is barely on life support--Bush has all but put the nail in the coffin--so I don't think we can afford to be picky. Part of the problem may be with the name. Yes, I agree. I remember being in a discussion of federalism vs. states rights. It was at the US Embassy in Mexico in 1963. I thought that federalism was centralization and I was arguing for it as being more efficient. I guess my education in US history was lacking. I came to appreciate federalism, the kind you have in mind, rather late in life.