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To: Fithal the Wise
"There is no provision in the Constitution to allow the Federal Government to exercise authority over medical procedures"

So, I guess you would abolish the FDA and let each state make their own decisions on matters relating to medical drugs and interstate commerce.

The FDA was formed to set interstate commerce standards for pure food & drugs.

-- Not to enforce federal laws regulating their uses. - Thus. -- There is no provision in the Constitution to allow the Federal Government to exercise authority over drug usage or medical procedures, --- is a true statement.

And stop using the silly 'So,' as a prefix for your attempted straw men diversions.

66 posted on 04/22/2002 10:49:53 AM PDT by tpaine
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To: tpaine
The FDA was formed to set interstate commerce standards for pure food & drugs.

-- Not to enforce federal laws regulating their uses. - Thus. -- There is no provision in the Constitution to allow the Federal Government to exercise authority over drug usage or medical procedures, --- is a true statement.

"traditional state's authority" according to Michael Greve, the John G. Searle Scholar and director of the Federalism Project at the American Enterprise Institute, "doesn't answer the federalism question — ever." Just because Congress didn't regulate an area in the past, "doesn't mean they couldn't ever do it. The real question," he says, "is does Congress have the authority, yes or no, under the Commerce Clause." It has long been clear that medical practice impacts interstate commerce and therefore may be regulated by the federal government (as the Controlled Substances Act already does in part)

143 posted on 04/22/2002 3:21:00 PM PDT by Fithal the Wise
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