.Do you agree with the Court’s decision in Lopez, limiting the reach of Congress’ commerce power? Should the federal government have a broader reach when regulating commerce, or narrower?

1.Do you agree with the Court’s decision in Lopez, limiting the reach of Congress’ commerce power? Should the federal government have a broader reach when regulating commerce, or narrower?

2.In 2012, a deeply divided Supreme Court decided NFIB v. Sebelius (more commonly known as the Obamacare decision) upholding the individual mandate—requiring U.S. citizens to have or purchase healthcare—as a constitutional exercise of Congress’ authority to tax and spend. However, a majority of the justices found that the mandate could not be justified under Congress’ commerce clause power. Do you think the majority was correct in its ruling on the commerce clause issue?

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