I’m fine with the amendment process. I just don’t think that the “general welfare clause” trumps everything in Article 1, Section 8 and, by extension, the 10th amendment.
The phrase “general welfare” meant “as opposed to particular welfare.” I.e., Congress is not to make laws giving money or goodies to individuals.
Of course, “general welfare” was not intended to mean “whatever anybody thinks is a nice thing to do.”