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Is the United States the world commerce police? In a recent opinion, in which he dissented from the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear a case, Justice Clarence Thomas suggested that Congress’ power to regulate international commerce may be broad, but not as broad as some lawmakers and judges would have it.
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. diegograndi/Getty Images 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 meddl...