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Blogging journalist Mark Tapscott comments on Fred Thompson's recent essay on federalism, saying, "It's encouraging that Thompson seems intent upon moving the presidential campaign towards a debate on first principles." Tapscott continues:

It is too little recognized among the current generation of conservatives that Reagan's great advantage during his career was that he always sought to put issues and proposals in the context defined by first principles.

Those first principles of the Constitution - including especially the division of powers enshrined by the 10th Amendment - are our greatest guarantee of security, liberty, accountability and efficiency.

You can - and should - read Thompson's stout call a return to federalist principles here, and Tapscott's thoughtful analysis of it here.