Anti-Federalists objected to the necessary and proper clause as it granted too much power to the federal government, while they also criticized the supremacy clause for potentially weakening the authority of state governments.
The Anti-Federalists objected to the necessary and proper clause, also known as the elastic clause, because they believed it gave too much power to the federal government by allowing them to make any laws they deemed necessary. They also objected to the supremacy clause because it placed the federal government above state governments, potentially leading to a loss of state sovereignty.
