The problem is it doesn’t have anything to do with how strong or weak the federal government is right now. Trump literally does not care what he’s “allowed” to do as part of the federal government, he just does what he wants and then dares anybody to stop him and so far everyone else has blinked. Half the things he’s done he’s not actually legally allowed to, so removing even more powers from the federal government won’t stop him and it will just further empower the bad actors at the state level.
The primary argument for state vs. federal isn’t about someone having “too much power”, it’s about having the option to experiment with different ideas. If there’s no clear consensus about something and a bunch of different ways you can go about handling it that all seem equally valid that’s a pretty good argument for leaving it up to the states to hammer out. If it’s something basic that everyone should be on board with like basic human rights, that’s a good argument for federal control.
The problem is it doesn’t have anything to do with how strong or weak the federal government is right now. Trump literally does not care what he’s “allowed” to do as part of the federal government, he just does what he wants and then dares anybody to stop him and so far everyone else has blinked. Half the things he’s done he’s not actually legally allowed to, so removing even more powers from the federal government won’t stop him and it will just further empower the bad actors at the state level.
The primary argument for state vs. federal isn’t about someone having “too much power”, it’s about having the option to experiment with different ideas. If there’s no clear consensus about something and a bunch of different ways you can go about handling it that all seem equally valid that’s a pretty good argument for leaving it up to the states to hammer out. If it’s something basic that everyone should be on board with like basic human rights, that’s a good argument for federal control.