I've posted excerpts from Federalist #41 cited here more than a few times. It is clear that the Framers intended a limited Federal government. Unfortunately what the Framers intended is not what we have today. I can think of a number of reasons and people and things to blame, but it's just as much a reality that we do not have a real Constitution as that we no longer use real money. (Hmmm. There's one thing to blame.) We just have to deal with it, one way or another.
ML/NJ
Though I see your intent, I wonder if we are too accommodating of these Constitutional infringements. Is continued decay inevitable? The Founders didn't think so. Obviously, our fellow Americans need to learn/re-learn the truths so succinctly stated in this thread.
Might we not best serve the cause of American Liberty by emailing a link to this video to friends and family?: The American Form of Government
We could also create a manifesto, using Jacquerie's comments and those of yours and others, to explain our very simple position - the Constitution guarantees individual liberty through the only means available to humankind: limited government.
Then email it to all our lists.