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Get congress to redefine the commerce clause

Created by E.J. on June 11, 2013

Dear Mr President and fellow White House Staff,

I wish to petition you to reconsider and to lead congress to change the commerce clause. In our history the commerce clause has been used for terrible rulings like wickard v. fliburn, which basically established that the government can tell you what you can and cant grow and that everything including growing your own personal vegetable garden affects commerce. This is bad because You can tell me that I cannot grow food to feed my self and survive on my own and be self sufficient. It is how marijuana has been outlawed. Its why you cannot grow it. The commerce clause was to be reserved for disputes between states. Thats why we have a 10th amendment. So states can make these choices for themselves. Please consider it. We are supposed to be free

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