Dave wrote:
I have seen many writers other than Williams that gave Madison particular note for his role - particularly as regards to separation of powers between the federal and state governments. Regardless of who gets the credit, the idea was clearly stated - the fed limited in scope of authority, the states not so much
You are very right, but I am not sure how much fighting and kicking it will take to get us back where the founders wanted us to be. That old carrot and stick method that has been used by the Congress to gain control of many of these things has just led to too much change by the states.