[KarlInOhio]

The original purpose of the interstate commerce clause was not to give the federal government control over all interstate commerce or actions which could relate to interstate commerce, but to prevent states from restricting and taxing it like they had been doing under the Articles of Confederation.

If I were given the power to edit the Constitution, it is one of the first few things I would change to explicitly return it to its original purpose.

[Stop the Feds with Article 5]

I agree!
2/3 of the States should call a Constitution Convention and explicitly define the Commerce Clause in an amendment. With 3/4 States ratification, we can reduce the power from DC to an acceptable level.

[marktwain]

“If I were given the power to edit the Constitution, it is one of the first few things I would change to explicitly return it to its original purpose.”

It would not matter. The people who made such “interpretations” of the Constitution cared nothing for their oath of office. They specifically were looking for ways to overthrow and undermine the Constitution through their sophistry. They see the Constitution as an impediment to their rule, not as a morally binding contract.

[xmission]

The original purpose of the interstate commerce clause was not to give the federal government control over all interstate commerce or actions which could relate to interstate commerce, but to prevent states from restricting and taxing it like they had been doing under the Articles of Confederation.

This. It was one of the worst things we ever did, when we excepted the perverted definition we are now subject to.