Balsy Posted March 21, 2016 Report Posted March 21, 2016 16 hours ago, zipsoutsider said: Pt. 1. If, and that's a big if.... Pt. 2. Perhaps I am the minority who appreciates... Pt 3. In terms of being a bigot.... Pt 1./Pt 2: Note I never said lead in water (though violations of the Clean Water Act would fall under the direct jurisdiction of Congress and the EPA, and water flowing into larger bodies of water is inherently, both international and interstate commerce, and there is considerable SCOTUS cases backing this up): I specifically said lead in consumer products; of which Congress does have regulatory authority, by passing laws, under the Commerce Clause of the constitution. As for Gibbons vs. Ogden, Bailey vs. Drexel Furniture CO: yes, I'd even go further to add that there were several Acts of congress in attempts to ban child labor that were struck down as well. The Fair Labor Act did a lot on the federal level to limit child labor in large scale operations, and is constitutional because it only applies to those involved with interstate commerce. The article that originally was posted that started this particular discussion about Congressional regulatory authority, talks specifically about a non-profit organization; "Pop Warner Football" that is the country's largest youth football league. Since it operates across state borders, I disagree with you that Congress wouldn't have some level of regulatory oversight under the Interstate Commerce clause dealing with Interstate Youth Football leagues that operate in similar fashion. Pt. 3: I know you think because I'm a teacher that I somehow live within the bubble of academia, actually I don't. Now I'm willing to agree with you that there is a huge push back against the establishment, it's visible on both sides of the political divide with Trump and Sanders (who, despite being radically different on many issues, are the same on Washington being broken, Banks and lobbyists having too much power...etc). Though I disagree with you. Trump and Cruz are nationally a minority in their approach to how to fix that central problem, as is Sanders for that matter. The problem with the outraged majority is that it is segmented into two distinct groups: one that believes government is the problem, while the other believes that government can be part of the solution. Quote
LZIp Posted May 4, 2016 Report Posted May 4, 2016 Some BGSU concussion related news http://nbc24.com/news/local/former-bgsu-football-player-settles-concussion-suit-against-university Quote
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