Interpreting the Constitution.

You’re right that these are pretty common arguments, so there’s plenty of rebuttal available.

However, I want to point out that for a great number of people here, there isn’t really going to be much interest in “creating a compelling case” for the Constitution in any real substantial sense. For a relatively quick reasoning as to why, see here.

That being said, various historians have done some good work on this, most notably Tom Woods and Kevin Gutzman. I definitely recommend checking out their works, in particular,

The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution

Who Killed the Constitution?

Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom offers excellent course that cover the subject as well.

And here’s a playlist of good videos.

For some specific info, see these posts:

Some Guy: Ron Paul Doesn’t Know the Constitution

Iowa Teacher: Ron Paul Doesn’t Know Constitution

Leftist Tries to Take Down Ron Paul on Constitution

This Is How You Do a Radio Interview

Jefferson Was Right, Webster Was Wrong

Major Constitutional Scholar Implicitly Concedes Defeat