>> By design, the Constitution was intended to create a Federal Gov't. General Welfare covers a lot of territory.
I assume you are being facetious. According to James Madison (the Father of the Constitution) the General Welfare powers are enumerated in Article 1, Section 8. For example, one of the General Welfare powers provided the federal government is "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes" (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3). Another is to Coin Money (Clause 5). And another is to establish Post Offices and post Roads (Clause 7). The authorized powers of the Federal Government are few and defined. Most of the power the Federal Government claims today has been usurped by tyrants.
James Madison might be surprised how far his innocent words have gone. The amazing thing is how far they have not yet gone.