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okaawhatever

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34. One of the biggees with this is what is considered the Interstate Commerce Clause. The constitution

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 02:22 PM

Apr 2015

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According to the Commerce Clause, the U.S. Government can “regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.”

The cons interpret that to mean the federal government can't regulate businesses
that only do business in one state. For example, the fed can't touch the baker who doesn't want to bake the cake for gays.

The commerce clause was also used to change the individual mandate. Basically that the fed can't force you to buy the insurance, but they have the taxing authority to impose a fine (tax) for not doing so.

The commerce clause also gives the fed gov't the right to regulate waterways. I don't know what the cons have planned for that, but it probably has someting to do with allowing businesses to pollute waterways, or have businesses purchase them and then have toll bridges & force everyone to pay to go through. Or, you know, back to that private water thing.

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yes, we know. She's better than a repuke. That's a damn low bar. cali Apr 2015 #1

I am SICK of all the Clinton bashing here at DU...hoping the mods are gonna NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #2

I'm sick of it too. we can do it Apr 2015 #3

hardly bashing to point out the obvious- that better than the repukes is a low bar. cali Apr 2015 #11

THANK YOU for saying this....really NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #16

"Better than Republicans" is by definition the lowest possible bar... Orsino Apr 2015 #18

I don't bash Hillary for the sake of bashing either, dear friend. cali Apr 2015 #26

You sure sound like a team player who will do anything they can to prevent the cons from NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #33

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YOu are suppose to viciously attack a good liberal like myself NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #42

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You'e been here a whole five months -- Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2015 #40

But that is weird, since I know many long timer DU'ers who are just as sick of it as I am NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #43

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Way, way better JaneyVee Apr 2015 #6

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You're better than a republican, too. LanternWaste Apr 2015 #24

What is Paul planning regarding the commerce clause? And what is Clinton's position on it? arcane1 Apr 2015 #5

Great questions... NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #8

You brought it up, I assumed you knew. arcane1 Apr 2015 #10

Are you familiar with NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #12

No. That's why I was hoping for something like that in the OP. arcane1 Apr 2015 #21

Then I HighLY RECOMMEND you do research, the commerce clause and regulation NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #23

Why not just tell us? Otherwise your OP has zero content. arcane1 Apr 2015 #29

One of the biggees with this is what is considered the Interstate Commerce Clause. The constitution okaawhatever Apr 2015 #34

In summary: OP:You better vote for Hillary because of Paul's stance on the commerce clause! DesMoinesDem Apr 2015 #28

They are really going to need to try harder than this. n/t arcane1 Apr 2015 #31

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What does O'Malley offer, spcifically, HIllary doesnt? honest question NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #13

First of all, it's in my sig line- NO CLINTON NO BUSH snooper2 Apr 2015 #15

OK, but I asked for specifics., and you offered none at all. NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #17

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The fact that you have Bernie in your sig line and you post this LynneSin Apr 2015 #30

some people- and not just here, and not just a few- equate any cali Apr 2015 #32

This is my issue LynneSin Apr 2015 #41

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