Strong central control must be constantly fought ,else a nation ends up with corrupt bureucrats dictating who may grow what crops,and where, and when, and for how much, plus every other facet of ordinary life.
Too bad the states are entirely too complicit in the expansion of federal power. Just look at the interest many states have in subverting the electoral college. It is always easier for a politician to blame Washington for this, that and the other thing than to be held accountable to the citizens of the state.
You know things are way out of whack when the federal government gets more tax money from the citizens than state government does. But, hey, the states just let the fed keep on rollin’.