Comment by MichaelZuo
13 days ago
This seems true… many many thousands of farmers combined consuming their own self grown wheat, would produce noticeable effects on interstate commerce. Specifically wheat markets, futures, etc…
13 days ago
This seems true… many many thousands of farmers combined consuming their own self grown wheat, would produce noticeable effects on interstate commerce. Specifically wheat markets, futures, etc…
The problem is that, by extension, the clause can be applied to literally anything, if the Court finds it useful to do so.
Maybe that is what the original writers intended…?
To act as a catch all override clause to allow for federal intervention anywhere really important.
That is very unlikely from a historical standpoint.