The operative words are the foregoing Powers. The foregoing powers refer to the “Powers herein granted” in Article 1, Section 1, listed, or enumerated if you will, in Article 1. Section 8.
The Constitution is a homogenous document. A latter section or clause does not trump a previous section or clause.
Article 1, Section 1, establishes a congress as the sole governmental entity with the power to legislate.
Ref: Article I. Section. 1.
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Article 1, Section 8, enumerates the Powers herein granted that Congress is empowered to write legislation concerning.
Article 1, Section 8, concludes with what socialist twist and refers to as the elastic clause.
Ref: Article 1 Section 8.
To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
Congress’s legislation is restricted to only its delegated powers when reconciled with the beautiful and glorious 10th amendment, which in effect says, if we forgot anything you can’t do that either.
Ref: Amendment 10.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
I get it. THEY don’t get it.
Perfect. Exactly so.