In article , Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:40:49 -0500, Tim Daneliuk wrote:

Madison commented on this clause specifically, knowing that people
would try to read it as you have: A Get Out Of Jail Free card for
all manner of Federal government action. He specifically said it
was *not* that - that reading it this way would undermine the doctrine
of enumerated powers that animates the entire Constitution.

Could be. OTOH, it could be only Madison's personal view of the matter.

Madison *wrote* it -- and his comments on its meaning are only his "personal
view"??

LOL

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