"The ICC"
"So say the socialists who always viewed the Constitution as an impediment to their nationalized socialist agenda. "
Point of order: The above is a good example of a logical fallacy of guilt by association.
http://www.fallacyfiles.org/guiltbya.html
The fact is that the commerce clause is in the Constitution and it does give some powers to Congress. I agree that it should not be treated as carter blache, and your reference of Lopez case is a good one.
My apologies...I did not mean to imply you are a socialist...only that the socialists have relied on the Commerce Clause to push their agenda...I wasn't very clear though