Tournament: TFA | Round: 1 | Opponent: John Paul ll AM | Judge: Dustin Kay
The government is  working to restore American federalism
New York Times
“Obama shows openness to a broader role for states”, Jan 30, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/world/americas/30iht-30federal.19809671.html
"The government seems" and  "to pursue lawsuits".
B. RTH adds to federal control of housing-  this shews the balance of state and federal power aka harming federalism
"The Government Did It." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 18 July 2008. Web. 09 Mar. 2017.
 "Federal government has"and "by multiple government bodies"

C. 1.Federalism is the lynchpin of global security and human rights
 Calebresi,
95 Stephen, Associate Professor, Northwestern University School of Law. B.A. 1980, J.D. 1983, Yale, “Reflections on United States v. Lopez: "A GOVERNMENT OF LIMITED AND ENUMERATED POWERS": IN DEFENSE OF UNITED STATES v. LOPEZ,” 94 Mich. L. Rev. 752, Michigan Law Review, December, 1995
 "Small state federalism" and "the U.S. Supreme Court"
Second, modeled U.S. federalism prevents war
2.Howard,
03 Dick, White Burkett Miller Professor of Law and Public Affairs, University of Virginia, “TOWARD CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ: AN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE,” 6/25, http://judiciary.senate.gov/testimony.cfm?id=826andwit_id=2344
"Federalism. Formal federalism" and "which prevents war"