Thomas said the ruling was so broad "the federal government may now regulate quilting bees, clothes drives and potluck suppers throughout the 50 states."
The case was hatched when Monson's backyard crop of six marijuana plants was seized by federal agents in 2002. They claimed protection under the Constitution, which says Congress may pass laws regulating a state's economic activity so long as it involves "interstate commerce" that crosses state borders.
The case is Gonzales v. Raich, 03-1454.
The ruling in Gonzales v. Raich is available at:
http://wid.ap.org/documents/scotus/050606raich.pdf
Someone earlier today was asking if Thomas was a pothead. Duh. Lotta folks just can't get past the weed aspect long enough to recognize what this case is actually about.
"the federal government may now regulate quilting bees, clothes drives and potluck suppers throughout the 50 states."
Spot on.
Justice Thomas, dissenting in today's medical marijuana ruling: "[The defendants] use marijuana that has never been bought or sold, that has never crossed state lines, and has no demonstrable effect on the national market for marijuana. If Congress can regulate this under the Commerce Clause, then it can regulate virtually everything --- and the Federal government is no longer one of limited and enumerated powers."
The defendants in the medical marijuana ruling had an even better case than Stewart did: Their marijuana required no construction materials whatsoever.
I think some posters on FR are of the mindset "Embrace Statism and help screw over the hippies!" -- just another addition to the teetering pile of examples on how FreeRepublic has changed radically over the years from it's original intent.
We can't hate the Libertarians this much as to act so stupidly, can we?