While I appreciate the cynicism that this embodies, it shows a gross misunderstanding of constitutional law. There is a deep divide in constitutional jurisprud

While I appreciate the cynicism that this embodies, it shows a gross misunderstanding of constitutional law. There is a deep divide in constitutional jurisprudence between commerce and police powers. One of the leading cases is Printz v. US: http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1996/1996_95_1478 http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1996/1996_95_1478 The federal government cannot rely on the necessary and proper cause to empower it to compel state LEOs to fulfill its federal tasks for it - even temporarily. The feds can offer "incentive" money, as previous commenters have stated.