Posted on 03/26/2012 10:30:43 AM PDT by jazusamo
In a perfect (okay - fantasy) world —
Since the Government raises the precedent of Wickard v. Filburn, the court declares Wickard v. Filburn to have been decided in error, and that all laws and court decisions based on that precedent are hereby null and void...
Hey - a guy can dream, can’t he??
with any luck the Supremes will de-facto overturn Wickard v. Filburn by rejecting it as hideously flawed decision
It’ll take a lot of luck but it’s not out of the realm of possibility. The leftists would go ballistic.
” The leftists would go ballistic. “
Especially when they find out that such a decision would have the immediate effect of eliminating most, if not all, of the Alphabet Agencies...
I hope that the Supreme Court uses this opportunity to repeal that odious piece of statist trash known as “Wickard v. Filburn” and restore some of the balance between the federal government and the states/people. The very idea that ANY action taken in the stream of commerce in ANY place has an effect elsewhere, and thus justifies federal involvement in the most minute of affairs, is insulting to the concept of federalism. In effect, “Wickard v. Filburn” repealed the 10th Amendment - which is an absurd result, but an indication of how far the statist in our society will go.
PLEASE, Justices, not only should you overturn Obamacare because the individual mandate is beyond the enumerated powers of the federal government, but you should overturn “Wickard v. Filburn” - THIS is your chance!
Lots of Great Minds Thinking Alike on this thread... ;)
As usual, Dr. Sowell comes up with a great zinger which the nanny staters will refuse to answer.
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If this is upheld then we can throw out the Constitution, and any law or regulation that is deemed “social justice” can be enacted and there will be no “Galt’s Gulch” in which to flee.
“The power to regulate indirect effects is not a slippery slope. It is the disastrous loss of freedom that lies at the bottom of a slippery slope. “
Bears repeating.
Amen.
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As usual, Dr. Sowell comes up with a great zinger which the nanny staters will refuse to answer.
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Probably the stupidest and most dangerous decision the court has ever made. Do you realize, under this ruling the government has the power to bar you from raising a garden, doing home improvements, washing your car or changing your oil, or even cleaning your own house?!? After all, by doing those things yourself instead of hiring a contractor, mechanic or maid you are affecting interstate commerce (according to this ruling).
Q: Would it be constitutional for congress to pass a law requiring that you eat broccoli.
A, from current Supreme Court Justice Kagen: [Not answering the constitutional question] “that would be a dumb lahr”.
In my opinion the 10th Amendment trumps the Commerce Clause because it was a latter change to the Constitution.
Well said, that’s exactly what the ruling means.
Ever heard of the concept of “imputed income”?
Leftists have proposed taxing you on the value of the labor you “would have” bought if you didn’t unclog your own toilet but called a plumber instead.
Not gonna happen
The supremes do not like to do anything that draws attention to themselves. If they had their way, the whole country would forget they even exist. They would prefer to collect their perks and pensions anonymously and silently. They will sniff the wind and determine the course of least resistance and go that route.
The path of least resistance would be to kill Obamacare, as 7 out of 10 Americans don’t want anything to do with it.
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