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To: An.American.Expatriate

“Not to pee on your parade, but Gonzales v. Raich will likely be the precedent the government uses to kill this idea ....”

You are probably right.

Not the least among the parallels of Obama with FDR is the view that the Constitution is an unjustified restriction on government power.

The “interstate commerce clause” concept arose from the Supreme Court’s submission to FDR under threat of stacking the court with 11, 13, 15, 17 or whatever odd number of members required to get unconstitutional laws legitimized.

More federal laws - and agencies - are now dependent upon the “IC clause” than are dependent upon the actual constitution for their existence.


86 posted on 05/06/2009 8:36:50 AM PDT by LoneStarC
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To: LoneStarC
More federal laws - and agencies - are now dependent upon the “IC clause” than are dependent upon the actual constitution for their existence.

I noticed you forgot your < /s> tag, while I was trying to LOL.

Then I realized there was not meant to be a < /s> tag.

I ended up throwing up.

236 posted on 05/06/2009 7:31:54 PM PDT by dfwddr (fubo)
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