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You fail to see the forest for the trees! States do not have absolute powers precisely because Article 1 Section 8 granting Congress certain powers prevent the states from having all powers!

You are failing to see the forest because you are staring directly and up-close at only one tree. The bottom line is this: There are million and millions of things in this country that the federal government defines. These are the things which unite us as a singe county, and not just a bunch of states that happen to be on the same continent. All of these things are not and cannot be listed in the constitution. There are just too many of them. In real life, you simply cannot allow states to separately DEFINE every single thing not listed in the constitution. You are being like the people who keep screaming "Sarah Quit". Technically, it is a true statement. But when you just keep holding on to it and holding on to it and repeating it over and over, there comes a point where you are using it as a crutch, in order to avoid having to use some judgment and common sense, and to avoid having to make difficult decisions.

You are failing to see the forest because you are staring directly and up-close at only one tree.

I'm starting with the Constitution! What are you starting with?

The bottom line is this: There are million and millions of things in this country that the federal government defines.

The federal government is defined by Article 1 Section 8!

All of these things are not and cannot be listed in the constitution.

It's hard to imagine you are this obtuse as to not understand this has been explained to you by the term "The powers" in the 10th Amendment includes all those powers not specifically listed in Article 1 Section 8.

But when you just keep holding on to it and holding on to it and repeating it over and over, there comes a point where you are using it as a crutch, in order to avoid having to use some judgment and common sense, and to avoid having to make difficult decisions.

You're right once again! I will always hold onto the Constitution and repeat it whenever people such as yourself repeatedly ignore it and cannot grasp the concept of the limited federal government principles instilled in the Constitution. My common sense judgment and subsequent decisions concerning federal and state powers comes from the Constitution. Your perception citing the Constitution based on a Constitutional matter somehow translates into avoidance only illustrates you refusal or inability to address the matter.