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Entry: Two New Myth-Busting Books Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/two_new_myth_busting_books#4917 Post contents: Mr. Marshall and his Federalist colleagues were indubitably correct that Congress has exclusive power over inter-state commerce (the sqabbling of the states over this matter was one of the principal reasons for the Constitutional Convention!). The objections of Mr. Taney and Mr. Woods are not constitutional but ideological. Mr. Taney was committed to an idea of state sovereignty compatible with the Articles of Confederation but not the Constitution. Mr. Woods is a libertarian ideologue. The problem today is not that Congress claims authority over inter-state commerce but that it claims authority over all commerce! This is a position that was not advanced by the Federalists and is contrary to the manifest intent of the Constitution. Sent at: 2008 05 15