Wickard v. Filburn and the US Transition to National Socialism

The United States began its transition to national socialism in the early 1900s with the creation of the Federal Reserve system and the ratification of the Income Tax.  The transition became complete after the Franklin Roosevelt coerced/nominated Supreme Court put economic control in the hands of the federal government with its ruling in the case of Wickard v. Filburn.  

Wickard v. Filburn 317 U.S. 111 (1942) is a landmark Supreme Court case in the United States that has been both celebrated and criticized for its impact on federal regulatory power and interstate commerce. The case, decided in 1942, involved a farmer, Roscoe Filburn, who grew wheat for personal consumption on his own farm. The U.S. government argued that his wheat production exceeded federal quotas set under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 and affected interstate commerce.

Wickard v. Filburn is often criticized for its broad interpretation of the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which granted Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce. The case allowed the federal government to regulate and control even purely local activities with a potential, indirect impact on interstate commerce, setting a precedent for expanded federal authority."The Court's aggregation principle, which permits the consideration of aggregated local activities that substantially affect interstate commerce, permits Congress to regulate virtually anything." - Justice Clarence Thomas

Wickard v. Filburn undermines the authority of states to regulate their own affairs and intruding on traditionally state-regulated matters, such as agriculture.

The case relied on the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8) to justify federal regulation, with critics contending that it stretched the meaning of "necessary and proper" to encompass a wide range of federal actions. Wickard v. Filburn expanded the reach of government into the lives of individuals, allowing regulation of personal, non-commercial activities under the guise of interstate commerce. "The aggregation principle adopted by the Court thus enables Congress to regulate not only whether someone may grow wheat but also whether he dares to allow it to grow—thus placing that most personal and local of activities under federal control." - Justice Clarence Thomas

Wickard v. Filburn remains a significant precedent in U.S. constitutional law, and its impact on the scope of federal regulatory authority and the Commerce Clause continues to be a subject of debate among legal scholars, judges, and policymakers. The case has shaped the landscape of federal power and state autonomy in the United States.