And that in turn, when replicated by other Roscoe filburns all over the country, would itself have in the aggregate, a substantial effect on interstate commerce. It is really quite disgusting if you think about it. We went from a government of few and defined powers to a government of powers that can be described as numerous and indefinite, all without altering or amending the Constitution. which was made deliberately difficult to amend the Constitution because it's our law of laws. It's not supposed to be something you can just check change, like changing a pair of socks. (49:33–49:42)
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