"The supreme court is of the opinion that general welfare "has never been regarded as the source of any substantive power conferred on the Government of the Uni

"The supreme court is of the opinion that general welfare "has never been regarded as the source of any substantive power conferred on the Government of the United States or on any of its Departments."" Well, that's ironic, as it goes against a plain reading of the Constitution. Strict constructionists must be rolling in their graves.