Thats exactly right. He can use the act to force states back to work. It’s really the only tool at his disposal. Thing is if it goes to the courts he could lose. There was only 1 case back in the 40’s I think where the gov argued they had a right to force certain thing within the states because not doing so was harming interstate commerce.. Not sure the courts got it right but they sided with the government on this. ..If this were to go back to the courts for reconsideration you can be sure that it would change things across the country if it was overturned.
“There was only 1 case back in the 40’s I think where the gov argued they had a right to force certain thing within the states because not doing so was harming interstate commerce.”
The case that said the Civil Rights Act was constitutional in the 1960’s was a commerce clause case that held a business that was local and entirely in-state could be regulated by Congress under the commerce clause.