What Can the Federal Government Do Better than the States? [No. 86]

We tend to think of “federalism” as being all about what the states can do better than a national government. What about things that the federal government can do better than the states? Professor John McGinnis discusses some examples of enumerated powers of the federal government, and why it makes the most sense for these issues to be handled at a national level.

Professor John O. McGinnis is the George C. Dix Professor in Constitutional Law at Northwestern University School of Law.

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

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[ethanweeter]

States do a poor job of actually lowering poverty. It is because many states are poor that the citizens are mostly poor or middle class.

[JeremeyHowlett]

They can show up unexpectedly and shut down your food establishments for not following food handling and preparation laws. They can also make sure that infrastructure is safe, consistent, and not subpar. But mostly, making sure that all minimum requirements are being met, and that infrastructure is uniform. They need to be the experts at everything that it takes to run a country. They need to be available to answer any questions that private institutions and contractors have. They need to decide which products can and cannot be sold in this country.

[alanpower]

Do you know how to apply for the government IMF grant offer for COVID-19 pandemic program going on

[briancaparoula]

I’d say defend a national border, but Biden proved me wrong! So my answer is NOTHING

[jamesruscheinski]

Christ is emperor, decentraluze imperial federal government