Constitution exists to protect us from government.

Why do people trust government officials to handle duties that are outside the powers granted to Congress in the US Constitution?  People should be skeptical of government officials, and all of their false promises, because the history of the world is one of despotism and one in which the government exercises control over the population.  Personally, your liberties are never safe so long as our freedoms are subject to a mere majority in Congress.  The reason we have a US Constitution is to protect the public no matter what kind of dummies are elected to Congress.