--article snip-- I could wax eloquently on about the potential battle of states’ rights versus federal oversight and the potential for a Supreme Court challenge

--article snip-- I could wax eloquently on about the potential battle of states’ rights versus federal oversight and the potential for a Supreme Court challenge based on the Commerce Clause, but, this is an article for geeks, so I won’t go there. Instead, I’ll simply say once again: yikes. --snip-- It seems silly to state legalities are out of scope when you're talking about a law, even if (or, especially if!) you're not writing for lawyers.