Weekly Editorial - March 29, 2012
1. What is the main idea of Dr. Sowell's commentary?
2. What is the 10th Amendment?
3. In para. 12-13, Dr. Sowell states: "Since virtually everything affects virtually everything else, however remotely, 'interstate commerce' can justify virtually any expansion of government power, by this kind of [argument]. The principle that the legal authority to regulate X implies the authority to regulate anything that can affect X is a huge and dangerous leap of logic, in a world where all sorts of things have some effect on all sorts of other things." Do you agree with Dr. Sowell's assertion? Explain your answer.