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As I understand it, the word "regulate" had a different meaning at the time the commerce clause was written. It generally meant "to make regular", as in, preven
by ericingram 14y ago
As I understand it, the word "regulate" had a different meaning at the time the commerce clause was written. It generally meant "to make regular", as in, prevent states from taxing imports from one state higher than another.
Now it essentially means "control".
- mkr-hn 14y agoIt's convenient that your historical definition lines up perfectly with the ideology of limited government. Do you have a source for it?
- runaway 14y agoI can't find any actual citations of the word regulate used to mean "to make regular". The only references I found are in articles trying to explain the Commerce Clause. The word regulate comes from the Latin regulare "to control by rule, direct". I don't see any evidence that the meaning has changed much over time.