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To: steve-b
"Legally, the issue already belongs to the states,"

The last time I checked, constitutionally, the "issue" may be regulated by either the states or the federal government.

132 posted on 03/01/2005 12:59:46 PM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: robertpaulsen
constitutionally, the "issue" may be regulated by either the states or the federal government.

Bunk. The Necessary and Proper Clause cannot stretch the Commerce Clause, which is carefully worded to exclude intrastate commerce, into including intrastate commerce. The "substantial effects" test was a fabrication of the FDR court (as Justice Clarence Thomas has recognized).

133 posted on 03/01/2005 1:26:16 PM PST by Know your rights (The modern enlightened liberal doesn't care what you believe as long as you don't really believe it.)
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