Apr 4th, 2018 3 min read
COMMENTARY BY
Former Legal Fellow
John-Michael Seibler directe The Heritage Foundation’s project to counter abuse of the criminal law, particularly at the federal level.
One needs only read those cases to see how far the federal government has exceeded its constitutional authority.
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Key Takeaways
According to the lower court in Baston, the federal government not only regulates international relations and trade, it’s the world’s vice squad.
The Supreme Court has not always let Congress meddle in local affairs under the guise of regulating commerce.
For now, those cases remind us why judges who enforce limits on government power are so important to the vitality of our constitutional framework.