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Section 1 Article 8 of the Constitution does not grant congress the power to regulate how private parties can bargain amongst themselves. Nor does it grant Cong
by hellojesus 3y ago
Section 1 Article 8 of the Constitution does not grant congress the power to regulate how private parties can bargain amongst themselves. Nor does it grant Congress the power to set minimum wage laws.
The SC relied on an incorrect interpretation of the Commerce Clause to bless it. The Commerce Clause is well known to be misinterpreted and widely abused by the federal government to do many unconstitutional things. See also Filburn vs Wickard for an example.
https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/supreme-court-case-library/wickard-v-filburn https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/supreme-cour...