That is why there are 18 enumerated powers (a lot more if you count Congressional powers) in the Constitution. The founders were well aware of the pitfalls of a vast federal government. The States themselves have ceded power over time to the Feds when the squishy, cowardly State leaders wanted to absolve themselves of doing the hard tasks of governance. The SC has also been guilty of political interpretation rulings rather than following the Constitution. This nation is in a world of hurt and the need of States to take back their power is paramount for the country, as a whole, to survive.