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		LocalH 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Behind Silicon Valley and the GOP’s campaign to ba... The Commerce Clause has been abused to control plenty of things that the states should have power over. Wickard v Filburn was one of the worst judicial decisions ever made.

Terr_ 8 months ago [–]

It's worth remembering that when it was written, all land transport involved animal muscle power and interstate stuff was comparatively rare.

Not saying the hacks and patches are ideal, but we've come a long way without changing the underlying Constitutional code.

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