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Writers: Federalism, once the hobbyhorse of conservatives, contains hope of resistance

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A small coterie of wonks and lawyers have been working in anticipation of this moment.

They have prepared measures to insulate states from the Trump administration’s most aggressive impositions.

Frida Ghitis : As they pondered the latent power of state government, the outlines of a new progressive vision of federalism emerged.

Frida Ghitis : Texas Gov. Abbott is a potentially powerful template to be opportunistically exploited.

She says the new federalism requires governors to think sensationalistically in order to call attention to the failures of GOP policies.

Ghitis says it's not hard to imagine audacious Democratic governors inching closer to nullification of federal laws.

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