Political Resistance and Two Dirty Words - Reframing Federalism and State Sovereignty in the Face of the Second Trump Term

Abstract

On November 6, Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election in a landslide, winning all Swing States and the popular vote. Given the dire consequences of Trump’s second presidency looming on the horizon, it would be natural for Democrats’ reactions to include some of English’s finest swear words, the f- and the s- words in particular. But besides swearing being impolite, there are at least two other dirty words to consider: Federalism and (State) Sovereignty. It is time to use them for progressive purposes and shield Democrat states against excessive overreach by the Trump administration, as some had already suggested during the first Trump presidency

Keywords

• Donald Trump
• Föderalismus
• Racism
• Slavery
• US constitution
• US elections