Reply #84: Actually, I haven't [View All]

I understand that their is alot of discontent over the expansion of the commerce clause, probably starting with the Wheat decision. And although I think there are some specific areas where they have gone a tad bit far, I don't think it is as nearly as "abusive" as most. I'm not particularly an "anti-federalist". The commerce clause was the basis of an awful lot of civil rights legislation at the federal level. It is also the basis of much of the alphabet soup that is the federal government, such as the CDC, ATF, FCC, FAA, OSHA, etc. And it is the "model" being approached by the EU. The EU has MUCH stricter libel and slander laws. I'm not necessarily advocating going that far in that direction, but there is something to the regulation of the industry of news that can be useful.