A farmer once thought that a few acres of grain that he grew for personal consumption didn’t count as “interstate commerce”.
The Supreme Court showed him the error of his ways in no time.
Unfortunately.
I see a repeat of this odious reasoning.
The manufacture of guns in Montana will reduce the demand for guns manufactured elsewhere, and will not be tolerated.
Unfortunately.
I see a repeat of this odious reasoning.
The manufacture of guns in Montana will reduce the demand for guns manufactured elsewhere, and will not be tolerated.
we are on the cusp of a civil war. If the feds, the supremes or whoever try to take away basic rights it will be time that Jefferson spoke off to refresh the tree of liberty....
“A farmer once thought that a few acres of grain that he grew for personal consumption didn’t count as “interstate commerce.”
Wickard v. Filburn, 1942
The effect of that decision is that Congress may regulate a purely local activity if the cumulative effect of such activitiy is that it would have a substantial effect on interstate commerce.
What is the likelihood that this will be overturned in the near future?