The authority of the Congress under the Commerce Clause was unchallenged for 60 years and then in Lopez and Morrison cut back.
Arlen Specter: “The authority of the Congress under the Commerce Clause was unchallenged for 60 years and then in Lopez and Morrison cut…”
On the recordDecember 5, 2011
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Discussing the erosion of Congressional authority by Supreme Court decisions.
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