News & Politics   comments_image Comments  The Sainted Clause
In the name of protecting the Commerce Clause, progressive
politicians have been palpably unwilling to speak out against
the Supreme Court's decision about medical marijuana.   • submit
to reddit   • submit to reddit  The most sobering aspect of the
recent Supreme Court decision on medical marijuana was that it
was essentially a decision made by progressives and, on the
whole, supported by progressives. Don't they understand that
this could not be a worse historical moment to grant the White
House and Congress expanded authority to criminalize individual
behavior?  The case hinged on whether the feds have the right to
literally invade the backyards of two California women and
arrest them for using homegrown marijuana even though their
actions are legal in California. The Bush Administration argued
that it does, because the Commerce Clause of the Constitution
gives Congress the right to regulate "Commerce...among the
several States."  For almost 70