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Originally Posted by moosenose
There was already constitutional authority on the books to eradicate segregation and the Jim Crow laws WITHOUT the use of the ICC. I suggest you read the 14th Amendment. The fact that the ICC was used to strike down Jim Crow shows just how expanded Wickard made the ICC.
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I suggest you research some basic U.S. history to discover that the 14th amendment was passed in 1868 and was actually the reactionary impetus behind Jim Crow legislation.
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BTW, you are not SERIOUSLY suggesting that if it weren't for Wickard, we'd still have Jim Crow, are you?
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Dude, I seriously am. Segregation still exists in every aspect of American society untouched by interstate commerce: churches, country clubs, private schools, etc.