Quebec sovereignty is politically opposed to the competing ideology of Canadian federalism. As in "political federalism", in presbyterian ecclesiology there is shared sovereignty. Thus, populism can be found merged with forms of nationalism, liberalism, socialism, federalism, or conservatism. Eastman is chairman of the Federalist Society's Federalism & Separation of Powers practice group. His vision for Canada was a land of individual liberty and decentralized federalism. In sum, the KMT began as a heterogeneous group advocating American-inspired federalism and provincial independence. Democrats who opposed the amendment generally made arguments based on federalism and states' rights. The Court did employ similar principles, however, in combination with federalism principles. He did not include federalism or economic issues. Power sharing and stalemate in American federalism. American government has evolved from a system of dual federalism to one of associative federalism. It was said to be based on American federalism and Swiss confederacy. Stevens extolled the benefits of cooperative federalism. Belgian federalism is federated with three components. Dissenting, Thomas cast the issue as a matter of federalism.