So he just threatened them. He threatened them to the point that enough of the justices flipped their votes and On April 12, 1937, the Supreme Court of the United States rewrote the Commerce clause, giving Congress newfound power over basically everything. basically everything. Not only could they regulate things or persons moving in interstate commerce across interstate lines as part of an interstate commercial transaction and things involving channels or instrumentalities … (1:06:01–1:06:21)
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Asserts that the Supreme Court expanded Congress's power under the Commerce Clause on April 12, 1937.
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