[Spartan79]

If any part of the Constitution can be considered a “dead letter”, the entire edifice becomes as shaky as a house of cards in a windstorm.

The 9th and 10th amendments are "dead letters". Under contemporary commerce clause jurisprudence, there is precious little that the federal government cannot do because of the 9th and 10th amendments.

[MileHi]

Under contemporary commerce clause jurisprudence, there is precious little that the federal government cannot do because of the 9th and 10th amendments.

And that shows the flaw and political corruption of such jurisprudence. What was the point of the founders writing one more word after the "commerce" and "general welfare" clauses if the "proper" interpretation of those negates all that follows?