I'd argue that it's a failure of democracy rather than federalism. Trump is not a single person -- he was elected by a majority, and if that election were re-ru

I'd argue that it's a failure of democracy rather than federalism. Trump is not a single person -- he was elected by a majority, and if that election were re-run today it would likely have the same result. His party holds majorities in both houses of Congress. I see little evidence that there is widespread opposition from his supporters. The Constitution was designed for some resistance to tyranny-of-the-majority, but it was not absolute. It took decades of effort to subvert it -- most notably by focusing on the Supreme Court. When the majority is that deeply opposed to the minority, then it may be time to reconsider whether this specific federation can continue. Which is too bad -- establishing hard borders would weaken everybody. But the union itself no longer appears sufficiently united to make any kind of system work.