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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
The founders experienced an overbearing government. The ever changing policies enacted by a tyrant king, followed up by an unrelenting non-caring attitude over them airing their grievances, led the founders to independence. Having just experienced that and fighting against it to create their own independence, it seems highly unlikely that they would have written the constitutional powers to allow the newly formed congress to do whatever they wanted to in the name of interstate commerce, general welfare, or necessary and proper.
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The power of Congress is limited by the right of the people to vote them out of office and replace them with representatives who have the full authority to nullify any previous act of Congress. Their power is also significantly constrained by the presidential veto.
Perhaps you feel that these checks on congressional power are not potent enough. So be it. The founders could easily have invented other checks if they had so intended but they did not. If you're unsatisfied with your representatives then get active in the election process. This is your right. What greater power could the people hope to wield?