Reason #4

Say Goodbye to the Interstate Commerce Commission, and Hello to something even worse.

The Federal Government's insistence on regulating business dealings within the states is likely the most egregious overstepping of federal authority this country has ever experienced. If not stopped, the trend to regulate state issues will lead to complete and total loss of both personal and state's rights.

This trend started with the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1887 and has continued ever since. This federal agency was originally created to enforce a provision in Section 8 of the US Constitution which gives Congress the power to "regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes". The Constitution gives Congress the power to regulate dealings from one state to another, but NOT within the borders of a state. The two terms that describe the differences are "interstate" and "intrastate". There is no provision in the Constitution for Congress to regulate "intrastate" commerce, or business dealings within the borders of a state. Yet, it continues to do so. Even though the ICC was abolished in 1995, its power has been adopted by a number of other agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), etc. etc.

Let's take a look at some examples of how these federal agencies have overstepped their bounds: coming soon...