An ALEC Initiative to Restore Federalism in America
The Initiative
We are witnessing an unprecedented shift of power from the states to the Federal government, and increasing levels of disquiet about this situation from the states and the American people. In order to restore the appropriate balance of power between the states and the federal government, ALEC is launching “Restore the Balance: An Initiative to Restore Federalism in America.” This Initiative will focus on advancing ALEC’s guiding principles of limited government and federalism by providing state legislators model legislation for their states and model resolutions for petitioning the U.S. Congress that will help to protect their states’ Tenth Amendment rights. Our goal is to restore our founding fathers’ intent that the states would enjoy co-equal status with the federal government.