Congressional Constitutional Authority, explained. pt1

Sir(s),
 
    The Congress of the past has made several legislative decisions based on the 'Commerse Clause' and the 'general Welfare Clause' of the Constitution for the United States of America.  According to Congresses of the past, these clauses were basically openended.  A plaintext reading of those clauses will prove that they actually LIMIT the role of the central Government in those fields. 
 
    As the 'general Welfare Clause' is mentioned first within the Constitution for these United States of America, that is the first one i will explain in words that you will understand.  the EXACT wording of Article I, Section 8, paragraph 1 says "The congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be unifrom thoughout the United States"  Now let me explain.  This paragraph authorized the Congress to collect monies to pay for the cost of running the Government AND to pay for Defending the Union AND for the general Welfare.  They are ALL included or NONE included, there is no OR within that paragraph.  All legislation relying on that clause must meet ALL those requirements.
    Another misconception the Congress seems to have adopted is that the clause says to provide the general Welfare, not provide FOR the general Welfare.  And, before we get to the end of this subject, let us look at how Welfare was defined in the era of the writing.  At http://www.1828-dictionary.com/d/search/word,Welfare, it is defined as "2. Exemption from any unusual evil or calamity; the enjoyment of peace and prosperity, or the ordinary blessings of society and civil government; applied to states."  I use the second Definition because the paragraph says that it applies to the United States, not the PEOPLE of the United States.  This alone makes all debts raised by the United States for the general welfare of the population, as opposed to the State, as unconstitutional.
 
    Now let us look at the 'Commerse Clause'.  Article I, Section 8, paragraph 3 reads "The Congress shall have Power To regulate Commerse with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes".  A plain reading of that explains that the Power extends between the United States and other Nations.  "Indian Tribes", not being citizens of the United States, are still today considered self-ruled governments which makes them Nations.  Unfortunately for them, they have not maintained their bloodlines pure enough to actually remain separate people.    This clause actually authorizes the central Government to regulate commerse of the State(s) with foreign Nations, "...among the several States" is the partner of the Commerse with the "foreign Nations" or the "Indian Tribes".  But this clause does NOT allow the central Governing Body to regulate trade and commerse between individuals or even companies.
 
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daniel karl seigler, born in Fort Benning, Cussetta County, Georgia, son of
Clarance Roland O'Neil Seigler, born in Ozark, Dale County, Alabama, son of
Thomas Malcolm Seigler, born somewhere in Alabama