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Old 03-22-2010, 03:08 PM   #148
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Originally Posted by Rockin' Flames View Post
The Constitution assigns only limited, enumerated powers to Congress and none, including the power to regulate interstate commerce or to impose taxes, would support a federal mandate requiring anyone who is otherwise without health insurance to buy it.
If federal anti-marijuana laws fall under the Commerce Clause, I don't see how this bill wouldn't. Whether or not I have health insurance has a much greater effect on interstate commerce than whether or not I grow and smoke something in my basement. Still, the issue is close enough that the Court will probably decide what outcome they want and work backwards from there.
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