After a few years of pushback on federal legislation that very specifically tries to regulate state stuff, SCOTUS starts rewarding overreaching federal regulation as long as it is sweeping in the way it is justified, interstate commerce-wise.
SCOTUS starts rewarding overreaching federal regulation as long as it is sweeping in the way it is justified, interstate commerce-wise. What message does that send?
It tells Congress that its laws need to be as expansive and all-encompassing as possible. The bigger the intrusion, the more likely the law will be upheld.