Law school precipitates anarchists

In McCulloch v. Maryland, Chief Justice John Marshall provides a broad interpretation of the constitution. He says, “ Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, which are not prohibited, but which consist with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, are constitutional.” Here Marshall was arguing to give the Feds more power. Even today the effects are still being felt. Juxtapose his quote with this one from Voltairine De Cleyre: “Instruments which are setup to safeguard rights become the very whip with which the free are struck.” De Cleyre must be talking about the U.S. Constitution. What would Marshall have thought if he would have known that Congress would use the constitution to eliminate individual rights(read: gay marriage ban) of U.S. citizens? And to think it started with a stupid bank. Appropriately ironic I suppose. We should have listened to Mercy Otis Warren.