[Ken H]

Too bad Scalia doesn't believe in original meaning when it comes to the Commerce Clause. His opinion in Raich was cited by two appeals court justices, both friends of Scalia, to uphold Obamacare:

Both Silberman and Sutton cited Scalia’s opinion in 2005 upholding strict federal regulation of marijuana in the case of Angel Raich, a Californian who used home-grown marijuana to relieve her pain. “If Congress could regulate Angel Raich when she grew marijuana on her property for self-consumption,” Sutton wrote, “it is difficult to say Congress may not regulate the 50 million Americans who self-finance their medical care.”

http://mobile.latimes.com/p.p?a=rp&m=b&postId=1165037.

[rollo tomasi]

“Too bad Scalia doesn't believe in original meaning when it comes to the Commerce Clause.”

Yes, which is why Scalia will be a toss up during the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act arguments. I would not be surprised if Scalia favors the regulatory expansion of "Obamacare".

To understand why Scalia is “comforting” in expanding the Commerce Clause, research his past employment.