Well, I am not the brightest bulb in the light, but I'm fairly certain that the Constitution isn't contradictory and is pretty specific when the framers wanted to be specific. I think roles are probably clear. The Dems just don't like them.
The Constitution has only one guarantee: Article 4 Section 4 which states that the federal government shall guarantee to every state in the union a republican form of government.
The democrats have been chipping away at that for years. Even our current politicians believe we're a democracy.
I want to reeducate people.