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To: An.American.Expatriate
I simply substituted tomotoes for marijuana.

Actually, Raich simply substituted marijuana for corn. SCOTUS relied on a prior case telling a farmer the corn he raised on his own farm to feed to his own animals was subject to federal regulation.

The difference here is that a complex manufactured item CAN be distinguished from comparable items manufactured elsewhere. One possible acceptable outcome is that federal regulation could be limited to requiring the manufactured items be marked to indicate manufacturer and state, a minimal imposition resolving the "inability to distinguish items manufactured & distributed intrastate from interstate".

Yes, it will be a tough battle. It must be fought, and it must be won, and a growing number of states are getting in on the action on our side.

70 posted on 05/06/2009 8:16:19 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (John Galt was exiled.)
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I’ll support any efforts - but I will not be holding my breath .....


74 posted on 05/06/2009 8:21:30 AM PDT by An.American.Expatriate (Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
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