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Also, I'd note that the food case isn't that outlandish.

Afterall the strongest arguement for the healthcare law is that in the past the government has fined people before for growing too much wheat. Meant only for personal consumption.  Argueing that because he was growing his own food he wouldn't buy food on the market.

Which was just ludicrius, but allowed because of Great Depression hysteria... and FDR thinking it was a good idea to make poor people pay more for food.