[wastedyears]

What constitutional authority does Congress have to decide what goes on on farms around the country?

[xzins]

My guess is they use the commerce clause, but who knows?

Could use general welfare part of Art I,8,1.

They don’t think the way normal people do.

[Buckeye McFrog]

What constitutional authority does Congress have to decide what goes on on farms around the country?

It all goes back to the New Deal and FDR's threats of court-packing which managed to frighten SCOTUS into ditching the Constitution and giving him what he wanted.

[HKMk23]

Wickard v Filburn

One of THE most notoriously bad Supreme Court rulings ever; used ever since as the tool by which Congress justifies regulating just about ANYTHING it wants to.

[Lurker]

“What constitutional authority does Congress have to decide what goes on on farms around the country?”

Absolutely none. Wickard v Filburn was a disasterous ruling.

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[shanover]

The Department of Agriculture is FUBAR. Our farm industry is in serious trouble and we write a check for at least a Billion every year so freeloaders can use EBT/”Food Stamps” which is a grossly corrupt and abused system. These Farm Bills are disgusting.

[Gen.Blather]

“What constitutional authority does Congress have to decide what goes on on farms around the country?”

It’s the golden rule. He who has the gold makes the rules. This is a huge package of subsidies, all of which are bad for the consumer. Interestingly, every Democrat voted it down, implying there are no Democrats interested in the farming state’s votes.