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To: perfect_rovian_storm
"...specifically the Wickard v Filburn decision...."

Do you know the specifics of the case? This is very interesting...

17 posted on 03/15/2010 8:02:13 AM PDT by Victor (If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
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To: Victor

bump for freedom


18 posted on 03/15/2010 8:04:38 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: Victor

It was a case where a man who was growing wheat on his own land for his own use was penalized by the federal government for growing more than they said he should under FDR’s agriculture laws.

The court ruled that even goods only intended for personal use can affect the flow of interstate commerce, therefore can be regulated by the feds. Overturning it could call into question everything from CAFE standards to the federal minimum wage law.

It’s an exciting idea and I hope it is successful. Rolling back the feds is long overdue.


19 posted on 03/15/2010 8:16:15 AM PDT by perfect_rovian_storm (The worst is behind us. Unfortunately it is really well endowed.)
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