100 years ago, prohibition went into effect

Re:100 years ago, prohibition went into effect by jack_h on Thursday January 02, 2020 @12:29PM (#21937459)

The expansive reading of the Commerce Clause has allowed drug prohibition. See Wickard v. Filburn and Gonzales v. Raich.

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Re:100 years ago, prohibition went into effect by exegete on Thursday January 02, 2020 @12:41PM (#21937624)

Additionally the Federal government withholds grants if States don’t pass applicable laws (e.g., drinking age and highway funding).

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Re:100 years ago, prohibition went into effect by technothrasher on Thursday January 02, 2020 @12:45PM (#21937673)

Drug laws, gun laws, civil rights laws... a lot of federal regulation has been enacted under the commerce clause.

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Re:100 years ago, prohibition went into effect by rayiner on Thursday January 02, 2020 @12:55PM (#21937782)

Health care. Note that only some civil rights laws are rooted in the Commerce Clause. Others rest directly on the Fourteenth Amendment.

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