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Originally Posted by Bill_in_VA
...Wickard v. Filburn (1942) set the precedent that virtually anything can be declared as affecting/affected by interstate commerce...
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I looked this one up and this seems pretty close. In this case, it was a lack of participating in interstate commerce that was seen to affect interstate commerce, thus within the Agriculture Dept's realm of calling the shots. The logic, I think, is similar to the conclusion that not making a choice is, itself, a choice.
WWII was fresh when this was argued, a few months old. Everybody was expected to pull for the war effort. I wonder if it had any dffect on the decision.