STATES' RIGHTS LOST

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum (and anyone who thinks suing
the feds over health care is a good idea) should refer to Raich v.
Gonzales or Raich v. Ashcroft.

Angel Raich sued the U.S. government saying that the Controlled
Substances Act (1971) was unconstitutional in that all powers not
explicitly given to the federal government was therefore inherent to
each individual state. The court ruled that Raich's six or so cannabis
plants were breaking federal law (even though growing medicinal
cannabis is legal in California) and therefore affected interstate
commerce.

I don't remember the Tea Party screaming when the precedent was set
with Raich.

Jordan Diaz,

Gainesville