[Idabilly]

Simple. The enumerated powers found in Article 1 Section 8 that have been delegated. Or are you and IncPen trying to claim that the government is not one of enumerated powers?

The only authority the general government possesses have been delegated by the States. It would not be a foregone conclusion that the delegating authority could reassume what has been delegated.

[Non-Sequitur]

Simple. The enumerated powers found in Article 1 Section 8 that have been delegated. Or are you and IncPen trying to claim that the government is not one of enumerated powers?

That's assuming the individual states ever had the powers to delegate to begin with. Or are you honestly suggesting that the individual states could ever declare war, deal with foreign countries, acquire their own territories, or take any actions contrary to the well-being of another state?