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Some might reply that the General Welfare clause in our founding document enumerates this power, but such a response would be false.
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If the General Welfare clause were really so expansive such that politicians could invent new roles for the government, then it would render the Constitution itself moot.
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The purpose of the General Welfare clause is to provide a reason, motivation, and purpose to the proper exercise of the Powers the Constitution specifically grants to Congress.
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Without missing a beat, he cited the General Welfare Clause.
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Citing James Madison, Woods asks an important question: if the general welfare clause is sufficient to justify pretty much anything the Federal government wants to do, why bother with enumerated powers?
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General Welfare Clause misinterpreters, you can start here.
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As for the Welfare Clause, far from some ambiguous insertion meant to allow politicians to do whatever they wanted with our general welfare in mind, the Welfare Clause was written to ensure that any actions taken by the federal government that fell within its enumerated powers had to be considered with the general welfare of the citizenry in mind.
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