Re Raich
A snippet of Justice Thomas' dissent that sums up the slow death of limited government since FDR packed the Court with legal fantasists 70 years ago:
Where was Scalia on this? Clearly, Thomas now stands alone as the only reliable "strict constructionist" on the Court.
We do admit to a certain glee listening to Leftists kvetch about a decision that was buttressed by the very same creative misinterpretation of the Commerce Clause that they have used as a cudgel against economic actors for seven decades.
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If Congress can regulate this under the Commerce Clause, then it can regulate virtually anything--and the Federal Government is no longer one of limited and enumerated powers.
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Where was Scalia on this? Clearly, Thomas now stands alone as the only reliable "strict constructionist" on the Court.
We do admit to a certain glee listening to Leftists kvetch about a decision that was buttressed by the very same creative misinterpretation of the Commerce Clause that they have used as a cudgel against economic actors for seven decades.
posted by Mr. Buzzcut at 11:33 PM
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