I get what you are saying, but my point is that it is the same kind of twisting of logic that allowed a college kid back in the early 70’s to write a term paper proving black is white.
You could use that line of thinking, twisting as you see fit, to allow literally anything.
Which, I confess, is what I fear and why this case is such a big deal to me. If they side with Obama, the US is officially finished and the constitution is LITERALLY (not “mostly) not worth the paper it’s written on.
At that point, it is every man for himself.
That is exactly what that decision allows!
In 2005, I wrote:
"Not only is it impossible to distinguish 'controlled substances manufactured and distributed intrastate' from 'controlled substances manufactured and distributed interstate' but it hardly makes sense to speak in such terms," he said. "As the court explains, tomatoes which are grown at home and possessed for personal use are never more than an instant from the interstate market and this is so whether or not the possession is for nutritional use or lawful use under the laws of a particular state." Post 38
This is more or less a simple substitution. It is absurd - but - it is also now precedent.