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It is important to understand the mechanics of enviro-racketeering. Just as The Ruckus Society protests of globalism are funded by ultra-globalist Ted Turner (who also launders his money through the Tides Foundation), so too do supporters of American mercantilism fail to recognize the major stockholders of petrochemical production laundering their influence buying through the likes of the NRDC. Environmental control of access to resources has become a "big business" of its own. It is almost impossible to explain their power and cash flow by mere ideology or dispensation.
If you really want to understand the underlying Constitutional mechanics, I have two articles for you:
Kelo and the 14th Amendment: Exploring a Constitutional Koan and Skinning Cats Legal Means to Disarm the Second Amendment. Together, with the piece linked above, you'll have a solid grip on how the great game really works. It will explain a great deal that probably heretofore seemed illogical.