It’s Not Whatever They Want!

The general welfare clause does not mean “whatever they want.” But that’s how most people treat it today.

James Madison called this notion “absurd.”

For More Information

General Welfare Is Not a Blank Check

General Welfare — An Overview

Thomas Jefferson Rejects the Power of Congress to “Do Whatever Evil They Please”

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