A Prophecy

James Madison emphasized the necessity to reserve all possible authority within the states and the people. The Constitution delegates to the federal government only that which involves the whole people as a nation.
He made the following statement:
"The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former [federal powers] will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce.... The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern, the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement and prosperity of the State."
In other words, the powers of the federal government were very limited, and they were limited for a very definite reason, to avoid a power grab by those who wanted to take over full and complete control.

Thomas Jefferson emphasized that if the oncoming generations perpetuated the Constitutional pattern, the federal government would be small and cohesive and would serve as an inexpensive operation because of the limited problems which it would be assigned. Again, small and cohesive, and inexpensive to maintain. Our federal spending debt is at how many trillion dollars right now? Around 12 trillion, and that is secured debt, they are not telling people about the unsecured debt which is an even higher figure! Far from small and cohesive, and certainly not inexpensive!

One of the greatest American historians was John Fiske. He wrote a prophecy in his day which all Americans today should ponder with profit:
"If the day should ever arrive (which God forbid) when the people of the different parts of our country shall allow their local affairs to be administered by perfects sent from Washington, and when the self-government of the states shall have been so far lost as that of the departments of France, or even so closely limited as that of the counties of England--on that day the political career of the American people will have been robbed of its most interesting and valuable features, and the usefulness of this nation will be lamentably impaired."
So, is there any doubt in your mind that the federal government is completely out of control and is in complete violation of the Constitution of the United States? I didn't think so!