Gangs, a National Crisis: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, on S. 54, a Bill to Reduce Interstate Street Gang and Organized Crime Activity, and for Other Purposes, April 23, 1997, Volume 4 |
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Page 93 - to embrace effects upon interstate commerce so indirect and remote that to embrace them, in view of our complex society, would effectually obliterate the distinction between what is national and what is local and create a completely centralized government.
Page 92 - the federal sphere under the new Constitution. James Madison wrote that federal powers will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce. * * * The powers reserved to the several states will extend to all objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and property of the people, and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the state. Federalist no. 45.
Page 92 - The variety of more minute interests, which will necessarily fall under the superintendence of the local administrations and which will form so many rivulets of influence, running through every part of the society, cannot be particularized without involving a detail too tedious and uninteresting to compensate for the instruction it might afford.
Page 93 - influence, would insure them so decided an empire over their respective citizens as to render them at all times a complete counterpoise, and, not infrequently, dangerous rivals to the power of the Union.
Page 93 - The scope of the interstate commerce power "must be considered in the light of our dual system of government and may not be extended so
Page 29 - for the record. The CHAIRMAN. We will include it in the record. [The prepared statement of Senator Grassley follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF SENATOR CHARLES E. GRASSLEY,
Page 92 - The second Congressional criminal power involves the power "To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations.
Page 81 - then as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. During my
Page 6 - which I would like to have included in the record. The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, it will be included in
Page 30 - The CHAIRMAN. Well, thank you. I want to thank all of you for being here. You have been very helpful to the