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Quote from Justice Clarence Thomas,


"If Congress can regulate this under the Commerce Clause, then it can regulate
virtually anything ... quilting bees, clothes
drives, and potluck suppers throughout the 50 States."


By:

Justice Clarence Thomas (more quotes by Justice Clarence Thomas or books by/about Justice Clarence Thomas)


(1948- ) U.S. Supreme Court Justice

Source:

dissenting in Gonzales v. Raich, 545 U.S. 1 (2005), with respect to federal regulation of marijuana that had never been sold, had never crossed state lines, and had no effect on the national market

Categories:

Constitution, Power, Usurpation

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