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Understanding the Constitution: The Truth About the Much-Abused Commerce Clause

If we are not to lose our freedom entirely, we shall have to find a way to restore the commerce clause to something like its original scope.
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Understanding the Constitution: The Truth About the Much-Abused Commerce Clause
An honor guard stands next to the original copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights at the National Archives in Washington on July 4, 2001. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Rob Natelson
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The Constitutional Convention released its proposed Constitution to the public on Sept. 17, 1787. Almost immediately, debate began on whether to ratify the document.

Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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