US Federalism Debate

It's more that states don't really do things better than federal.

Don't we have federalism for that?

Can you provide an example of something the federal government is doing that should be up to the states?

You're kind of misusing the term federalism, I think. It generally applies in the US to moving power back from the federal government to the states, which actually seems to be in keeping with what you are advocating.(it's strongest advocates in US politics have been people who are bitter about the federal government enacting the Civil Rights Act and stuff like that, so... have fun with your new friends)

The US Federal Government has only the limited powers granted it by the federal constitution. The States, on the other hand, have general authority… their powers are not limited (except by the specific restrictions set forth in the US Const.) In short, there is a very real and legal and intended difference between FedGov and StateGov. If you don’t like it, change the constitution. But, it’s not matter of opinion… it’s simply the way the USA government is set up. States have ‘general police power

The US government isn't doing anything here, much less pitting anybody against anybody.The US has a federal system. States are the primary entity, not the federal government -- it's the opposite of a centralized government such as France.Every state just sets whatever policies it wants. They're not "pitted" against each other any more than Spain and Italy are "pitted" against each other. They're just each doing their own thing.This is all just to

This is how federalism works. The federal government could step in and force all states to do something, but in many cases allows the states to self-govern.

Federal and state governments are different.

It's not messed up, and the Framers agreed, hence why every state is allowed to determine how to run its elections. The argument of federal power at that scale was lost long ago. If one doesn't like the way one's state exercises its power, one can move to another state. This is a feature, not a bug.

Because the US Federal government derives its power from its member states, it directs its power to places it can actually attempt to change instead of anything in its backyard.