You make a good point.
Far too many folks have gotten used to and comfortable with the commonplace exercise of centralized Federal power.
Limited government—constitutional government—is an absolute lost cause. A total waste of time. In that sense, Club for Growth is right. Actually limiting federal powers to what was delegated is unrealistic, and a big hassle. He’s just an old crank. The GOP knows they aren’t serious about it. They just toss around some tax cuts (while deficit spending) and give lip service to some social conservative issues, while stoking patriotic war fervor, and that seems to get the job done.