"The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government, are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite." James Madison, Federalist Paper #45.
Here is a link to that paper, if you have never read it.
Federalist #45
Doesn't it seem as though every action today taken by our federal government assumes the exact opposite is true? Madison would be shocked.
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