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To: 45Auto
In my opinion, the Congress has greatly over-stepped its authority in its overly broad interpretation of what it can regulate under the Commerce Clause. Congress has taken that to ridiculous levels, such that they can overrule anything in the Bill of Rights based on the Commerce Clause. That is tantamount to treason in my book.

For example, if one lived in Wyoming and one purchased a fine Freedom Arms Revolver and then the gun was involved in a criminal act, it could become a federal issue because the federal DOJ could argue that the Commerce Clause applies since the paper used by Freedom Arms in their invoicing system came from a pulp mill in Oregon and had to be sold across state lines and thus, the entire operation falls under the Commerce Clause. That's how crazy the commerce clause has become.

9 posted on 11/14/2003 12:53:09 PM PST by 45Auto (Big holes are (almost) always better.)
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To: 45Auto
For example, if one lived in Wyoming and one purchased a fine Freedom Arms Revolver and then the gun was involved in a criminal act, it could become a federal issue because the federal DOJ could argue that the Commerce Clause applies since the paper used by Freedom Arms in their invoicing system came from a pulp mill in Oregon and had to be sold across state lines and thus, the entire operation falls under the Commerce Clause. That's how crazy the commerce clause has become.

The sort of "reasoning" that goes on every day with regard to the Constitution would have earned me a firm backhand from my father growing up.

Most of these twits would exceed their potential patroling a mall parking lot in a golf cart.

18 posted on 11/14/2003 1:26:25 PM PST by hopespringseternal
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