Quote from: Rt Hon. Mic'haglh Autófil on April 07, 2022, 03:12:19 PMI agree with your conclusion for the most part, but I think you're missing one of the biggest arguments for a federal view: the Vested clause of the OrgLaw (Org.IX.6). The provinces are vested with all the powers of government that aren't specifically assigned to other institutions. That's a big vote in favor of federalism!
For my part, I would argue that Talossa was initially a unitary state (a very unitary state in its earliest era! ;) ) that has undergone devolution to the point that it is now "semi-federal" in nature -- more federal than not, yet not completely so.
The real answer is that the fundamentals of our law were drafted by people who were Americans but who liked other systems, and they created a weird mish-mash that is kind of crazy and kind of amazing. It barely fits on the spectrum, since it's bizarre to have a system where the provinces are clearly subsidiary, with their only whisper of sovereignty a few veto points on legislating their own fate, while also reserving all powers to them that aren't enumerated to others. It's magically insane, but it's never caused any problems.