It seems you think "federalism" means "the national [federal] government has all the power". This is a reasonable intuitive read of the word, but it's the exact

It seems you think "federalism" means "the national [federal] government has all the power". This is a reasonable intuitive read of the word, but it's the exact opposite of what the word actually means, and your read doesn't make sense in context of the comment you are replying to. Federalism refers to a system where two or more levels of government share power with explicit powers granted to each: the opposite of concentrating the state apparatus.