Federal judge orders female genital mutilation charges dropped in Detroit

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"That clause permits Congress to regulate activity that is commercial or economic in nature and that substantially affects interstate commerce either directly or as part of an interstate market that has such an effect. The government has not shown that either prong is met."

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This should mindfrick progressives pretty good

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How long before some asshat comes into the thread comparing male circumcision with female mutiliation

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This should mindfrick progressives pretty good.

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“The law was never debated on the floor of either chamber of Congress nor was there ever any legislative hearing addressing the justification or need for the federal law. Instead, all that exists is the criminal statute itself,” defense lawyers have argued in court documents, claiming the driving force behind the legislation was one lawmaker’s belief that the prohibited conduct was ‘repulsive and cruel.’”

But the Constitution demands more than that, the defense has argued, claiming Congress could not have passed a female genital mutilation ban under the Commerce Clause because “notably, here, the activity being regulated has absolutely no effect on interstate commerce.”

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They’re simply arguing that because it was never argued on the floor and the like that it’s unconstitutional.

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Was it voted on?

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