How Federalism Preserves Morality

American traditionalism is dying. There are signs littered about the land, and observation of the current society does nothing but support this premise. Despite decades of prosperity and the wise imparting of the forefathers warning to remain off the road to structural ruin,  the country has taken that very route, and its future is anything but secure. Of course the cause of this imperative dilemma is not difficult to understand; indeed, the answer lies directly in the heart of the nation's recent political history, and the decline of responsible federalism.

When the Founding Fathers chose to form the American idea hundreds of years ago, they made it a categorical necessity that each member of the government's structure would not conspire to strip away fundamental morality from the people. No matter the political convictions which each official may have held, they bound themselves to the strict notion that they had to maintain standards of morality without which the country would turn to ruin. As long as politicians have done so in America, the country had stood strong against the tide, yet the recent events of late threaten to remove that number of beliefs altogether.

Because America has drifted towards a more secular and less traditionalist realm for culture, it should be up to the government to institute moral standards in whichever way possible, beginning with education. Students must be made to respect their country and obligated to preform well in class; contrast this with the age of secularism, in which many of those in academic situations feel as if their own destiny should operate outside of the nation's prosperity, which is almost universally impossible. 

Furthermore, American government should advertise and instill the importance of the family once more in school settings and within its own agencies. New eras of progressivism which the government has made the mistake of embracing are poisoning the familiar structure by confusing children about gender roles and how family life can and should play out. Federalism answers this by ensuring that wherever possible, the people learn that the success of their family is one of their prime responsibilities in life.

On the topic of foreign affairs, responsible federalism stipulates that the government will pursue and convict opponents of national security, no matter its ideological helmsman, or the UN's appreciation of their actions. In the case of the WikiLeaks fiasco and Julian Assange, the Democratic Party and Barack Obama's administration chose to avoid arresting and containing the perpetrator, thus violating the historical loyalty which so many other presidents and governments have had to this generational belief.

Properly implemented, federalism can change the nation's criminal imprisonment status, alleviating the burden placed on prisons and restoring self-sufficiency to the American Way. Over time, as the government moves to battle mindless liberal progressivism and the deconstruction-ism of the country, morality will slowly yet steadily return to its shores.

Change is sometimes good, but in excess it can be overbearing. No country can continue to stand if its core foundational principles are removed or tossed out, and responsible federalism should be America's ratelitation to this potential weakness. The future will bring great challenges, yet none are insurmountable if government restores its traditional capstones of ideology.


Jordan Wells

National Alliance Vice President for Policy