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> You'd think that all the states' rights people out there would be up in arms about this... When the Commerce clause was used to enable certain regulations on
by microcolonel 7y ago
> You'd think that all the states' rights people out there would be up in arms about this...
When the Commerce clause was used to enable certain regulations on the sale and transfer of firearms, these same Californians argued for the power. If the Federal Government can preempt or enact legislation on the sale and transfer of firearms (which Americans have a protected right to keep and bear), then the Federal Government can preempt or enact legislation on the sale and transfer of automobiles (which Americans have no particular protected right to possess).