regulate commerce

The United States Supreme Court tells us that its “case law firmly establishes Congress’s power to regulate purely local activities that are part of an economic ‘class of activities’ that have a substantial effect on interstate commerce.” In a September 2009 press release, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi asserted, “The Constitution gives Congress broad power to regulate activities that affect interstate commerce.” The question explored here is whether such “case law” or public assertions are supported in any way by…