“[S]hould Congress, under the pretext of executing its powers, pass laws for the accomplishment of objects not entrusted to the government, such [acts are] not the law of the land.” Justice John Marshal, (1755-1835) US Supreme Court Chief Justice. Source: McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. (4 Wheat.) 316, 421-423 (1819).
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