In Wickard vs Filburn, the Supreme Court affirmed that growing grain...

July 19, 2023 at 4:16 PM  ·  Comment — Elizabeth Jack's photo  ·  View on Facebook  ·  Markdown source

In Wickard vs Filburn, the Supreme Court affirmed that growing grain on your own land, for your own use, falls under the Interstate Commerce Clause because _not buying_ grain from the market might affect the price. The power of a whole host of alphabet soup agencies (USDA, DEA, FDA, etc) rests on this ludicrous interpretation of the Commerce Clause. IMO, the common sense interpretation of what's written down doesn't bear much relationship to how the law is interpreted and enforced in practice. The "real" law is whatever the government says it is, which, in turn, is whatever the dominant factions in the society want.