Berg: “James Madison, in…
Berg: “James Madison, in Federalist 41, responded to the idea that anyone might interpret it in such a way with outright ridicule and a lecture on grammar . . .”
So antifederalists feared that the General Welfare clause would provide a fig leaf for the endless expansion of government power, and Madison ridiculed the notion.
Thank God J.M. put a stop to all that with a grammar lesson. How’s that been working out for him lately, anyhow?
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