[hanamizu]

The Wickard v. Filburn decision makes as much sense as the Roe v. Wade decision.

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I respectfully disagree. Roe v. Wade at least was based on the idea that the right to be left alone by the government included a woman’s right to control whether she should have the right to not be pregnant. (I know that there is no right to be left alone in the Constitution, but you could say that that is the spirit of the document). I think they got Roe wrong, but I can at least follow the logic of the decision.

Wickard v. Filburn completely ignores the words and spirit of the constitution. Interstate commerce means business that crosses a state line. The court ruled that commerce or really lack of commerce that doesn’t cross a state line can still be considered ‘interstate commerce’ which doesn’t make any sense at all.

It would be wonderful for Wickard v. Filburn to be overturned if for no other reason than to watch the left’s heads explode over the shrinking of Federal government/Congress’s power.

[ExGeeEye]

I agree; the right to be left alone can be inferred from the 9th Amendment.

What is needed is official recognition that a baby in utero is a separate and distinct Human Being with his or her own set of Natural, Constitutional rights.