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To: HombreSecreto

Trump should respect federalism — it’s in our Constitution.
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Agree - the Commerce Clause is in the Constitution.
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1. The Commerce Clause, as understood by our founding fathers, can’t be stretched to supersede state power over health and welfare. It’s already been stretched beyond belief.
2. An earlier comment asked whether we would want a President Biden ordering Texas to stay closed. You would do well to think about this.


48 posted on 05/19/2020 6:42:26 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adical Islam,)
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To: Socon-Econ

1. The Commerce Clause, as understood by our founding fathers, can’t be stretched to supersede state power over health and welfare. It’s already been stretched beyond belief.


And there’s the controversy. Where is the balance between a state’s police power and the Commerce Clause?


53 posted on 05/19/2020 7:01:50 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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