Hmm Interesting found this article about Excelsior College

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I actually think the Constitution is short and vague in order to give the government broad and flexible powers as a backlash to the Articles of the Confederation. If you want very limited government, look at the Texas constitution which is the longest in the country. The Texas constitution was written to be so restrictive, it needs an amendment for just about everything. We have over 400 amendments and our governor is still one of the weakest of all the states.