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

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