If the enumerated powers are intended to be the responsibilities of the federal congress (article 1 section 8), but the "general welfare clause" supersedes the enumerated powers (according to your doctrine) and allows the federal government to do whatever it deems necessary to preserve the "general welfare" (IE. do whatever it wants without constraint), then what, pray tell, is the purpose of enumerating congressional power at all?
If you have a somewhat decent answer, please back it up with documents/letters/federalist papers from the period.
If you have a somewhat decent answer, please back it up with documents/letters/federalist papers from the period.