The Commerce Clause has already been inflated so much that…

The Supreme Court has never ruled that Congress can use the Commerce Clause to require individuals to engage in an activity they have chosen…

— John Cornyn

It is very certain that [the commerce clause] grew out of the abuse of the power by the importing States in taxing the non-importing,…

— James Madison

[Y]ou wonder why anyone would make the mistake of calling it the Commerce Clause instead of the 'Hey, you -can-do-whatever-you-feel-like Clause?

— Alex Kozinski

If Congress can regulate this under the Commerce Clause, then it can regulate virtually anything-and the Federal Government is no longer one of limited…

— Clarence Thomas

The logic is often far-fetched - how does medical marijuana affect interstate commerce? - and some conservatives would like judges to start throwing out…

— Michael Kinsley

I have very deep concern about the legacy of the Rehnquist court and its efforts to restrict congressional authority to enact legislation by adopting…

— Dianne Feinstein

At its core, the FCC's plan to regulate the Internet will force businesses and people to check first with the government and get permission…

— Mary Bono

In Indian communities, it's a separate sovereign government, so you have to get permission from the tribal leadership before you can start campaigning on…

— Deb Haaland

Americans live under the delusion that enterprise here is both private and free. It may be nominally private, but it's anything but free. Unfortunately,…

— Sheldon Richman

The attack on ObamaCare was that Congress does not have the power under the Commerce Clause to force a private citizen into a private…

— John Podhoretz

Political courage requires clarity. The Obama Administration chose the tortured route of arguing the legality of the individual mandate via the interstate commerce clause…

— Joe Klein

“In the case that upheld the second AAA, Wickard v. Filburn, (1942), a farmer had been fined for planting 23 acres of wheat, instead…

— Barry M. Goldwater

The Supreme Court, in 2005, emphasized and contrasted the great power of Congress under the Commerce Clause to regulate interstate commerce versus much more…

— Barbara Ann Radnofsky

“The Supreme Court upheld the law in the 2012 decision of National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, but not because it believed the…

— Brion T. McClanahan

Conservatives who believe that the Constitution should be interpreted according to the plain meaning of its language and the original intent of the Framers…

— David Limbaugh