Thread: PUB DISCUSSION It is all going to pot...
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Old 03-30-2009, 02:18 PM   #123 (permalink)
dksuddeth
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Originally Posted by timalkin View Post
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: Congress shall have the Power to...provide for the general welfare of the United States.
prohibiting the growth and consumption for personal uses of a naturally occurring weed is seriously stretching the definition of general welfare of the united states, don't you think?

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Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate Commerce...among the several states.
do you see the personal growth and consumption of a weed as part of commerce among the several states without using the tortured definition given by the USSC?

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Originally Posted by timalkin View Post
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers...
how does allowing the growth and consumption of marijuana, for personal use, prevent the government from executing its foregoing powers?

That last one, by the way, is what Scalia used in the Raich opinion which pretty much gives congress the authority to tell you whether you can plant carrots, beans, or tomatoes in your garden.
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