[Ken H]

The Commerce Clause of the Constitution is one major avenue for the national government to exercise its authority over states.

From the 1930s New Deal era through the 1970s the federal government significantly grew by increasingly regulating many facets of life.

That did not stop after the 1970s. The expansive Commerce Clause remains in full force. It is Obama's and Pelosi's best friend.

[potlatch]

[The expansive Commerce Clause remains in full force. It is Obama’s and Pelosi’s best friend. ]

Right! I read that same exact thing in my search today.