Originally Posted by D_hodough

You're mistaken.

You should read the U.S. Constitution some time. It's a pretty useful document to have knowledge of.

The only real power given to Congress in this matter:

"To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;"

Read Article I, Section 8 (Powers granted to Congress) Yourself Here

And this is probably worth noting:

The Tenth Amendment in the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution:

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people."

The Tenth Amendment

source:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitut....overview.html



Bottom line: The Federal Government only has power in this matter because not enough people are bothering to care enough to point out that they don't have the power.


Seems to be the case more and more these days.