That is a good article. I could once again point out that way back when President Jefferson expressed doubts as to whether the Louisiana Purchase was allowed by the Constitution without an amendment passed by congress, and his Secretary of State, James Madison (the "Father of the Constitution") told him to just go ahead and do it - if there were any objections they could pass an amendment after the fact.
But, the article is right. There is no provision in the Constitution allowing the government to do any of those things, and the 10th Amendment makes it very clear where the power is supposed to lie.
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