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The Supreme Court has already decided that "interstate commerce" covers things that happen entirely within a single state. See Gonzales v. Raich.
by crooked-v 7y ago
The Supreme Court has already decided that "interstate commerce" covers things that happen entirely within a single state. See Gonzales v. Raich.
- mikece 7y agoThe decision in “Gonzales v. Raich” was narrowly focused on the question of growing cannabis for in-state consumption (for medicinal purposes). Even Scalia broke from being a pure textualist to side with the government, specifically stating that the merits of that case in no way overturn U.S. vs Lopez and U.S. vs Morrison in which it was held that Congress exceeded its authority under the enumerated powers.