As the governor, or head of state, of Texas, Rick Perry has been on a crusade to reinvigorate American federalism. Referring to the efforts of officials in the U.S. Government to secure the Mexican border, Perry said, “It is part of that frustrating paradox where Washington neglects their responsibility for areas clearly within their purview, while interfering in other areas in which they’re neither welcome nor authorized.” The chief executive was pointing to a little-noticed point concerning the expansion of the domains in which the federal government is active.
The complete essay is at Essays on Two Federal Empires.
See Rick Perry, Fed Up! and the critique of Perry's book, Skip Worden, American and European Federalism: A Critique of Rick Perry's 'Fed Up!