[MiloMinderbinder]

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if the commerce clause and general welfare little clause allow US fed gov to do pretty much anything, as a lot people think (and is our current law), then what is the point / how can people say the fed const. limits government?

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Good point. Unfortunately, the framers of the constitution did a poor job limiting govt. Such a poor job in fact that they couldn't even prevent themselves from abusing govt power once they took office. In fact, Madison himself, the Father of the Constitution, was arguing against the document and trying to subvert it's processes already under Washington's administration. So even the framers themselves understood that words on a paper are less relevant than what politicians actions can do, so long as they have the backing of the majority of the electorate.