Despite the turmoil emerging from the establishment of it, the Elastic Clause originated with reasonable intentions. Amid the inception of …show more content…
However, there are those that would argue that, despite its ambiguity, the clause still needs to exist in the Constitution. The Elastic Clause revolves around the concept that the legislative branch may eventually need to add a law that would benefit the country and its citizens as a whole. When phrased that way, the idea endures as completely reasonable one; an idea that could certainly provide help to the people of the United States. Despite its theoretical intrigue, the written form of the Elastic Clause contains excruciatingly vague details, failing to specify what laws couldn’t exist. At best, it specifies that newly formed laws must be “necessary and proper,” without further elaboration. As a result of not venturing into detail on the specifics of each law, the legislative branch currently possesses an excuse for increasing government power. In conclusion, the imperfection lies not in what the Elastic Clause specifies, but in what it fails to