[robertpaulsen]

"nothing in the Constitution empowers the feds to regulate intrastate drug transactions."

Who said anything about regulating intrastate commerce? I surely didn't.

What I DID do was tell you (a couple of times) that the Necessary and Proper Clause in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to LEGISLATE intrastate ACTIVITY in order to effectively regulate interstate commerce.

Slipped your mind, huh?

[Know your rights]

nothing in the Constitution empowers the feds to regulate intrastate drug transactions.

Who said anything about regulating intrastate commerce? I surely didn't.

Nor did I ... having reading trouble?

What I DID do was tell you (a couple of times) that the Necessary and Proper Clause in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to LEGISLATE intrastate ACTIVITY in order to effectively regulate interstate commerce.

No it doesn't, as regulating intrastate acitivity is not Constitutionally proper.