Replying to a message of Tony Ingenoso to John Beamish:

 TI> From: "Tony Ingenoso" 

 TI> Farmers have already had their fill of govt intervention in their
 TI> businesses, it started back in the 30's with FDR and the new deal. I
 TI> doubt it would take much more to push'em over the edge.

What's really a hoot is that back in the 30s or 40s a farmer in Illinois or
Indiana refused to comply with federal price controls on the ground that
they didn't apply to him because he was not involved in interstate
commerce.  The court ruled that his non-participation in interstate
commerce was in fact affecting interstate commerce and therefore the
government could force his compliance with their regulations under the
interstate commerce clause (never mind that that particular clause was
inserted to prevent states from taxing products imported from or exported
to other states), and he did time in the slammer.

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