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Quotation from Gonzales v. Raich by Supreme Court of the United States
“Congress may regulate even noneconomic local activity if that regulation is a necessary part of a more general regulation of interstate commerce.”
Gonzales v. Raich, Opinion of Justice Scalia, concurring in the judgment (excerpt), Part I (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Justice Scalia locates the source of the power in the Necessary and Proper Clause.
Citation: "Congress may regulate even noneconomic local activity if that regulation is a necessary part of a more general regulation of interstate commerce." — Supreme Court of the United States, Gonzales v. Raich, Opinion of Justice Scalia, concurring in the judgment (excerpt), Part I (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id gonzales-v-raich-q3)
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