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FDR's Supreme Court blew the Commerce Clause open such that the Feds can regulate purely intrastate commerce as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickard_v._Filburn



You don't even have to participate in commerce to participate in commerce.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzales_v._Raich


in Thomas' dissent in that case, he states that the decision means that the commerce clause invalidates the 10th amendment, which is huge.


It's worse than parent makes it sound: the conduct in that case was growing grain without permission, not for sale, but to feed to chickens on the same farm.




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