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Our American Ancestors Didn't Trust the Federal Government
• https://www.fff.org by Jacob G. HornbergerThe U.S. Constitution brought into existence a federal government whose powers were limited to those enumerated in the Constitution itself. If a power wasn't enumerated, it simply could not be exercised.