Unions don’t have any impact on interstate commerce?? Sure the Teamsters don’t impact interstate commerce or the Railroad unions, even the Steel Works, Airline pilots and mechanics? In what world? Contracts that cover the whole nation?
Certainly the language of the clause implies as much federal involvement with internal commerce as it can have with external commerce. Federal power was increased by the ratification of the constitution, not diminished under any reading.
How does describing a situation or history mean I approve of it? False claims as to some unanimity among the writers need to be addressed as does the idea that federal power was diminished by the constitution comparatively to the states.
Screaming that everything you don’t approve of is “Leftist” does no good. As a representative republic the opinion of the people has supported the Court and the growth of federal power. Only within the last few decades has Court appointments even been considered important.
We do not have a problem with a grasping federal government but with the People who have voted for and approved this power grab.
Your generalities are irrelevant to the case at hand. What exactly about the state requiring their employees to pay union fees hinders interstate commerce to the point of triggering constitutional federal action.
The Left has argued for the past 100+ years for continuing and sweeping government expansion with no constitutional basis for doing so, but they have consistently used the same arguments you have used - that the Constitution in text, intent, and original understanding is somehow unknowable. THAT is why I call your argument “Leftist”.