[DoodleBob]

...except that the Preamble confers no power to the govt, and the Article 1, Section 8, clause 1 mention of "general Welfare" is not a grant of general legislative power, but a qualification on the taxing power.

And thankfully so...otherwise the statists would have used those openings to grow Leviathan to even more nightmarish proportions than they have with the Commerce Clause.

[GingisK]

Uh huh, except the Congress can legislate whatever they choose, subject only to the Supreme Court.

I am a "Child of Apollo", meaning that I grew up during the Apollo program. Its influence on everything was positive, and fostered explosive growth in the technologies. You wouldn't be packing a cellular phone without that kick start. It is provable that the space program promotes the general welfare.