Here is a nice explanation of how the commerce power has been expanded over the years, which features John Eastman, Erwin Chemerinsky . . . and E.G. Marshall! I might quibble a little with how Wickard and Raich are interpreted here, but on the whole I found this to be nice way to explain to nonlawyers why Congress thinks it has virtually unlimited power.
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[...] Reason.tv examines the Commerce Clause, that universal Leatherman that Congress uses to stick its nose into our daily lives. It’s only ten minutes, and will teach you a lot about how our government had degenerated. [...]
August 28, 2010, 12:19 pm