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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (42184)	12/20/2010 10:13:45 AM
From: Bill	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

An even stronger example played-out at the Supreme Court a decade or so ago when they held that the feds (because of the wildly Judicially-expanded interpretation of the constitution's 'commerce clause') could arrest someone for growing marijuana on his own land for his own personal medical use... even though none of it ever entered into 'commerce' AT ALL, let alone ever crossed any State line. What was the name of this case?

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (42184)	12/20/2010 7:53:30 PM
From: Wayners	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

I don't think the supremes every actually ruled against prohibition based on judicial review of the law, but perhaps a case was going forward and it didn't look good for the temperance movement/modern day MADD. There a more recent case on medical marijuana which obviously didn't make it in the Supreme Court...what was her name...Raich case? Can you imagine if the ruling in Wickard was the opposite, Wickard grew less wheat than what was required by law and fined him? I don't see any difference in how horridly the court ruled on that. Certainly if they can fine you for growing too much, they can fine you for growing too little and missing quotas. Heck instead of fines, how about prison time? How about a Federal Death Penalty for not producing enough and meeting Govt quotas? All constitutional too. How about buying too much or too little health insurance? Buying too many eggs or cars or houses or whatever?