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Congress May Now Stop You From Growing Your Own Vegetables Posted by Pile (5873 views) [E-Mail link] Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against state medical marijuana laws, including Colorado's. The court's ruling was based on the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which states that "The Congress shall have power ... To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States..." But how does someone growing a plant at home for personal use become a form of commerce "among the several states"? Nothing crossed a state line, nor did money change hands. It appears to be neither commerce nor interstate, so where does Congress get such authority? Answer: The Supreme Court's freakish interpretation. The Denver Post has an excellent story outlining the misuse and abuse of the Commerce Clause, for which the Supreme Court is rapidly setting scary precedents which could give our government the authority to stop you from doing virtually anything that they claim would affect "interstate commerce." Growing your own vegetables would keep you from needing to buy from commercial institutions -- that's interfereing with interstate commerce. Want to ride a bike instead of buying a car? Uh oh! Use solar power? I wouldn't do that... it takes money away from larger corporations and the Supreme Court says Congress can now order you to stop such things. Scary! Bow to your new corporate masters     Comments   Name: (change name for anonymous posting) Title: Comments:     1 Article displayed.

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